If you did "web stuff" in the early 2000s (like 2005-2010). You'd probably know who he is. He did Ruby on Rails, a backend web framework.
replyBut that was also very Start-up and America focussed. So if you did web dev in some other country and didn't have colleagues who were into that culture you still might've missed the name.
Ru y was something that one guy tinkered with briefly. It was less used than Perl. Java and php was what tools were built in at my company.
replyTBH the biggest difference is him being more vocal.
replyI'm pretty sure most of the people who did "web stuff" at the time and used twitter (key point maybe) know him simply because you'd often see his tweets. Regardless of coutry (I'm from Russia, for exampl)
There was a big RoR scene in Glasgow in the mid-2000s, but there were a few of us that were resolutely Django.
replyI stand by that decision, for various reasons.
Not least being that "Why's Poignant Guide to Ruby" gave me the ick.
Ruby on Rails creator (among other things).
replyTo be fair, I don't think anyone outside the Ruby community knew who DHH was until his politics went viral on twitter
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replyDHH markets himself much better. His company (basecamp), in a sense, revolves around his public persona and he's unapologetic about this. It's the same with all of his projects (e.g. Omarchy recently).
replyYeah, same.
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