WordPress Makes Me Happy
I have used WordPress for years. Not long after I started using it I went to the Web 2.0 Summit in San Fransisco. While there I engaged in the requisite schmoozing even though I am a developer and not especially great in social situations. At one of the CEO of a small startup that developed blogging software. The first thought in my head was, "great another stupid startup that thinks they can compete in a crowded space." I almost said, "have you heard of WordPress? Why not just use them?" Then he handed me his card. Toni Schneider is the CEO of automattic, the guys that make WordPress. I still have that card and will now keep it next to Matt Mullenweg's.
I learned a couple of things by meeting these guys.
- The WordPress guys are really nice guys who deserve the 29 million they just got.
- WordPress is a great platform for building more than just blogs
- A really great platform can persuade me to learn PHP even though I am a ruby/python zealot.
Justin Ball is a software consultant and entrepreneur with a passion for Ruby. He evolved from a C++ and .Net monkey into a python programmer and finally found Ruby. In the rare moments when he isn't writing code, talking about code or measuring his code productivity in profanity per hour, you can find him on his bike in the mountains or on the roads surrounding Cache Valley. 
