Wow. This is the first time I've seen a video of _why. Its good to know hes just as wacky and cool outside of the internet too!

You can also watch his presentation from RailsConf 2006. Wackiness and coolness are included. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7470881644241559852&...

I think the work this guy is doing to make programming more accessible for kids is just as refreshing as his odd ball sense of humour. He does remarkable work.

50 years from now, programmers will probably be using people like _why as examples of people who are truly passionate about their craft and don't care about the personal "fame" that comes with their achievements...evidenced by the fact that no one knows his real name.

Or better: that his pseudonym will outlive his self as a way to describe and cherish those types of people. _Why as an ideal instead of just a person.

Fifty years from now all current languages will be depreciated and all but the most famous programmers will be forgotten.

I aspire to one day become one of the famous programmers. Real women will flock to me in droves and my every need will be satiated by my lines of code.

I think you might have meant deprecated?

_why is pretty awesome.

Even if you don't program in Ruby his book, Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby is beneficial to read to get a feel for his natural, visual approach to programming (one example is the chute for Ruby block variable |a, b|) and it's plain entertaining and fun as well.

His kaxxt card game at the end is kinda neat. It's like Magic the Gathering or Pokemon, but uses programming constructs to guide the game play.

_why is pretty awesome.

Even if you don't program in Ruby his book, Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby is beneficial to read to get a feel for his natural, visual approach to programming (one example is the chute for Ruby block variable |a, b|) and it's plain entertaining and fun as well.

via http://project.ioni.st/post/2738#video_2738

_why rocks so hard he can dress up any way he wants!