PJ Hyett


© 2004-2011

Please Call Me a Fanboy

Reading the latest in Git fanboy criticism has felt like a time warp back to when I started learning about Rails. Just for fun here’s a quick run-down of my life for the last few years:

  • Four years ago I was a J2EE webapp author when I discovered Rails. It turned out writing Ruby was way more fun; I told the world about it, was promptly dismissed as a fanboy, but I stuck with it.
  • My Rails skills landed me a well-paying job.
  • Last year I was a Subversion user when I discovered Git. It turned out using Git was way more fun; I told the world about it, was promptly dismissed as a fanboy, but I stuck with it.
  • My Git skills landed me a spot in a successful startup (for those wondering, this was ultimately the goal after college).

I understand that your mileage may certainly vary jumping on bandwagons, but I don’t know why people are immediately dismissive when there are crowds of really enthusiastic developers.

Assuming their opinions are genuine, there’s a good chance there’s something to what they’re saying even if it isn’t always done with the greatest of tact.

This isn’t fashion design, when developers get excited about things, it normally means it’s helping them become better developers.

I’m a Rails fanboy and a Git fanboy and I don’t give a fuck who knows it.