Majority of people who become homeless are actually mentally ill and that is the main reason for homelessness. I'm afraid this might be the case as well. I can see him walking into interview, acting obnoxiously, being twitchy/shaking/sounding desperate, talking chaotically. Healthy people instantly feel, especially those who are trained to read a person from his interview. He probably came off as a mentally ill, and probably is, which got him turn down. Everyone just tried to be polite with "not fit for company" line, because telling you are mentally ill might land a lawsuit, and because it's basic human decency.

If you are the author and you are reading these comments, hear this: mental illness is a serious condition that can quickly degrade your life to nothing. It is not unbeatable. Just seek medical examination explaining your situation. If your joy of development is back it may mean your worst part of the episode is already over, and with assistance you will be back on track much sooner. Good luck!

I wondered if this person had mental health problems. It reads like the ravings of a schizophrenic. It's possible they need help rather than a rational analysis of their claims.

Edit: Of course, I have no real insight into this person's mental state, it just pattern matched for me with long circuitous paranoid emails a schizophrenic friend of mine used to send me.

This unfortunately reminded me of Ian Murdock's (Debian founder) final tweets before he died under mysterious circumstances: http://archive.is/vBS6N

I just hope the author does not take his life, his thoughts are barely coherent and this entire gist is disturbing.

What did he develop? How popular is his code?

libevent, as far as I can tell. The author seems to be in dire need of counseling I feel; problems he experiences with employment are most probably caused by his personality/mental state rather than particular technical skills...