---
title: "Page 13 by Samuel Williams, 2026-05-29"
page: 13
chapter: "chapter 2"
chapter_url: "https://poignant.guide/book/chapter-2.html"
writers:
  - name: "Samuel Williams"
    url: "https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/people/ioquatix/"
date: 2026-05-29
canonical: "https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/entries/13-116657214138051556/"
mastodon: "https://ruby.social/@whysfoxes/116657214138051556"
image: "https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/_astro/116657198759593524.DuoeJOPX_ACpoW.jpeg"
---

# Page 13 by Samuel Williams, 2026-05-29

Page 13 of why's (poignant) Guide to Ruby, the paperback guest book. Written by [Samuel Williams](https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/people/ioquatix/). It sits in [chapter 2](https://poignant.guide/book/chapter-2.html) of the book. Scanned, optimized and posted on 2026-05-29.

## Community message

> Async do
> puts "Hello World!"
> end # Samuel Williams

## From the post on ruby.social

Right where the book says "Kon'nichi wa, Ruby" and two foxes perch on the chapter rule, @ioquatix slipped in an #Async reference:

The fellow who taught Ruby to do a thousand things at once, and what does he leave us? A polite hello. Even the busiest #fiber waves on its way past.

## Image

![Scan of page 13](https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/_astro/116657198759593524.DuoeJOPX_ACpoW.jpeg)

## Links

- [This page as HTML](https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/entries/13-116657214138051556/)
- [The post on ruby.social](https://ruby.social/@whysfoxes/116657214138051556)