Perl was once described as “the swiss army chainsaw of scripting languages.” For a second I thought they meant Larry Wall. I associate Matt Trout more with his libraries and the Catalyst framework. Definitely a Perl guru tho. RIP, buddy.
how the hell did a Perl guru younger than me come to exist? I’d have figured they’re all 50+ bare minimum.
Matt started young. Only a few years before I started in earnest. We were all kids in our 20s when I got to know Matt. I think everyone I knew back in the day must be at least 40 at this point. Before the community evaporated and the world moved on, a lot of cool shit was built in Perl and our community was pretty welcoming. Even to 18-25-somethings with more technical skill than sense. Such a wild time to look back on. So now you can say “how can there be at least two JAPHs younger than me” 😉
People mention his bluntness, even rudeness; his propensity for swearing; his intolerance of fools and stupid questions, and blistering responses thereto; his fondness for good beer, apparently in large amounts, and his consequent antipathy for early mornings; his passion for the things he cared about, which often could spill over into anger… and his subsequent regret and apologies. I’ve done much the same, and had similar written about me.
And he was from Lancaster!? Next you’ll tell me there’s water at the bottom of the ocean …
Hmm the article doesn’t mention any proof so I can’t be sure whether what he did was unacceptable or not but generally he seemed toxic so maybe it’s better for the world that way.
Matt was complicated. He had high standards for his craft and was very abrasive if he felt you didn’t live up to them. Multiple instances he rubbed people the wrong way and would sincerely apologize. He wasn’t malicious, just had no filter. The world is not better with his absence. Dude was brilliant and it is a damn shame he died so young.
This article though, is pretty lame. Author half hears about some Perl developer dying and writes an article about how he would have vibed with him. Would it have hurt to actually to have done some research for an obit? You didn’t need to use my friend’s death as an excuse for an article just because you had a deadline.
He wasn’t malicious, just had no filter. The world is not better with his absence. Dude was brilliant and it is a damn shame he died so young.
I personally think there’s nothing worse than toxicity in the modern world (not even murder or sexual assault) because of how normalized it’s become and how many people it affects. It’s all personal opinions though.
Thanks for sharing, bro, but you can fuck off with the passive aggressive toxic horseshit. You didn’t know Matt. He struggled and he knew it. He wasn’t some narcissistic shithead you would actually label as toxic. So you can keep your fucking thoughts to yourself about my friend.
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“He seemed toxic” ? In other words you’re a jealous cretin that loves tearing people down to make up for your own inadequacy
Lol how can I be jealous of a toxic person with a ton of controversy around them who also died? I think it makes little sense.
