[steveklabnik]

They won't have me for long; I have my own projects to work on. Hackety Hack is more important to me, by far.

I also vaguely remember that it was supposed to be in PHP as well, and several other people have mentioned that. I can't find a source...

It could be the reason, but things like "make sure if you're trying to delete a photo, it's yours" is something that transcends implementation languages, you know?

[thinkalone]

Maybe they'd even be open to hiring you as a paid consultant, since they are now using Ruby, and seemingly are willing to invest in improving their project.