Jim Weirich | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 18, 1956 |
| Died | February 19, 2014 (aged 57) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Computer scientist, programmer |
| Known for | Rake |
| Children | 3 |
James Nolan Weirich (November 18, 1956 – February 19, 2014)[1] was a software developer, speaker, teacher, and contributor to the Ruby programming language community.[2][3] He was active in the Ruby community worldwide, speaking at events in Asia,[4] South America,[5] Europe, and the United States.[6][7]
Among his many contributions he created the popular Rake build tool for Ruby.[8]
- ^ "Cincinnati Enquirer Obituary". Legacy.com.
- ^ Tate, Bruce (2005). Beyond Java. O'Reilly Media, Inc. pp. 111–112. ISBN 0596100949.
- ^ Brown, Gregory (2009). Ruby Best Practices. O'Reilly Media, Inc. p. 57. ISBN 978-0596523008.
- ^ "RubyConf India 2013". Archived from the original on 2014-03-02.
- ^ "RubyConf Brazil 2013".
- ^ "RubyConf Denver 2013".
- ^ "Confreaks Recorded Presentations".
- ^ "Ruby Weekly noting Weirich's passing".