[RyLuke]

Thanks, Michael! Finding your comments on HN about the design details of the original "Ruby" version of VB and VBX was part of my inspiration for writing this article in the first place. Your recollection of "firing an event" is my favorite kind of classic Silicon Valley story.

[Stratoscope]

Ryan, thank you for writing the article. I remember you described it to me as a "labor of love". Indeed it is that. It also reminds me of how much work goes into journalism like this.

Ruby/VB was a labor of love for us. One of my favorite episodes of Silicon Valley was the TechCrunch Disrupt where every founder said "we want to make the world a better place." It's funny, but true! That is exactly what we wanted to do.

Anyone who likes the "fire an event" story may also enjoy What the Dormouse Said by John Markoff:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000OCXFYM/