That's pretty much my point: the "A" in "ASCII" stands for "American", and software as a culture has remained plagued and characterized by that ever since. What I found remarkable about this post is that Ruby's development culture is distinctly not run in English, and it's creating the predictable amount of friction.
The Japanese are no less insular than Americans when it comes to actual belief in the independent existence of anything off their shores - I find it fascinating to see that reflected in the Ruby project.
The Japanese are no less insular than Americans when it comes to actual belief in the independent existence of anything off their shores - I find it fascinating to see that reflected in the Ruby project.