[jey]

It looks like while this says "roommate" it really means "RoR project-mate"? Sounds like the implicit expectation is that you'll end up working on RoR projects with the poster of the ad?

I might as well mention that I want to move in with some free spirited artsy sciencey hackery types. (Currently living in a 1BR in Berkeley.)

[zakkap]

Don't get me wrong:

First and foremost, it's about making like-minded friends and reliable roommates.

Ideally, the goal is the create a valuable development team in the process - and then take on fun and creative projects through opportunities like ycombinator and kickstarter.

That being said, I am a Ruby developer. I do think that anyone I pair-program with should be familiar with Ruby.

However, I am not tied to the constraint that I have a roommate that is a Ruby developer.

[teaspoon]

The Ruby requirement makes plenty of sense to me. But the Textmate/Heroku/rspec criteria make for a pretty tight Venn diagram, especially since you should be looking for someone who doesn't think exactly like you do. And do you really care if your roommate uses a different text editor than you do?

[zakkap]

You're right.

It's a little tight.

I've updated the website to say Textmate is preferred rather than required.

The "heroku ftw!" remark is just a deployment option that I added in there to express my feelings towards the company. Technically it doesn't matter what platform we work on. I just happen to find them to be a rather unique and creative service that suits my needs.

As far as RSpec - it's a matter of personal preference, but again... technically it doesn't matter.

Anyone who doesn't meet the requirements EXACTLY should not feel unwelcome in sending me an email :)

[jhuckestein]

Learning a new technology isn't really that big of a deal anyway. What if somebody introduces you to a technology that is better suited to solve a problem?