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43 Desi McAdam I am very excited that Wilson came to work with us. He is incredibly intelligent and probably one of the best coders I know. I look forward to learning from him any chance I get. over 2 years ago
42 Durran Jordan over 2 years ago
41 Rogelio J. Samour >> RubyNinja.first => "Wilson" over 2 years ago
40 Les Hill Awesome mastery with an open mind. over 2 years ago
39 Stephen Caudill Wilson is simply marvelous. An excellent codesmith and appreciator of fine Japanese teas, he's an incredible asset and I count myself fortunate to know him. over 2 years ago
38 Tim Pope over 2 years ago
37 Jim Remsik One of the smartest people I know. over 2 years ago
36 Jon "Lark" Larkowski Wilson is hardcore Ruby and hardcore metal. over 2 years ago
35 Andrew Maier over 2 years ago
34 Wes Gibbs over 3 years ago
33 Ben McDonald Great to work with over 3 years ago
32 Andrew Stone over 3 years ago
31 Jacqui Maher Everyone's mentioned how brilliant he is, and I completely agree, but I'd like to add that he's really excellent at explaining how things work, and why. Wilson's awesome to work with. over 3 years ago
30 Rein Henrichs Wilson blows my mind with deep ruby-fu. Great guy. over 3 years ago
29 Zach Inglis over 3 years ago
28 Veezus Kreist He may be smarter and better looking and have a nicer car than me, but I still beat him at Gran Turismo. Ha! over 3 years ago
27 Sebastian Delmont over 3 years ago
26 Paul Dix over 3 years ago
25 Jacob Harris over 3 years ago
24 Tom Mornini over 3 years ago
23 Justin Pease over 3 years ago
22 David Smalley over 3 years ago
21 Eero Saynatkari over 3 years ago
20 Eric Hodel Thanks to Wilson, I will not go hungry if the only available food source is eels. over 3 years ago
19 John Hornbeck over 3 years ago
18 Brian Ford After co-presenting the Rubinius talk at RailsConf08 with Evan and Wilson, I think it's imperative that I compile a "world according to Wilson" set of quotes. over 3 years ago
17 Mutwin Kraus over 3 years ago
16 Taylor Weibley Wilson is an awesome guy and one of the main forces propelling Rubinius towards success! over 3 years ago
15 Yehuda Katz Wilson is a wicked smart dude. And he works on Rubinius. Enough said. over 3 years ago
14 Jamie van Dyke over 3 years ago
13 Ezra Zygmuntowicz wilson rocks over 3 years ago
12 Joshua Sierles over 3 years ago
11 Uros Zekar over 3 years ago
10 Mojo Talantikite over 3 years ago
9 Will Jessop over 3 years ago
8 Seth Fitzsimmons Wilson rocks the house. \,,/ over 4 years ago
7 Ryan ZenSpider Davis maybe someday I can get him to switch to emacs. over 4 years ago
6 Robby Russell over 4 years ago
5 Trotter Cashion over 5 years ago
4 Matt Lyon over 5 years ago
3 Steven Baker over 5 years ago
2 Corey Donohoe over 5 years ago
1 Obie Fernandez One of the most knowledgeable Ruby/Rails people in the world, easily. over 5 years ago

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