---
title: "Page 238 by Matt Valentine-House, 2026-10-09"
page: 238
writers:
  - name: "Matt Valentine-House"
    handle: "@eightbitraptor"
date: 2026-10-09
canonical: "https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/entries/238-eightbitraptor/"
mastodon: "https://ruby.social/@whysfoxes/117410122629081440"
image: "https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/_astro/117410117169013673.CIbv87vS_Z1tri.jpeg"
---

# Page 238 by Matt Valentine-House, 2026-10-09

Page 238 of why's (poignant) Guide to Ruby, the paperback guest book. Written by Matt Valentine-House. Scanned, optimized and posted on 2026-10-09.

## Community message

> Keep Ruby Weird
> MINASWAN
> @eightbitraptor

## From the post on ruby.social

Page 238 was signed by Matt Valentine-House, better known as @eightbitraptor. He drew a little ruby #gem next to it:

Matt is a #Ruby core committer and spends his days deep inside Ruby's garbage collector. If your objects go away quietly, thank him.

On the page a fox detective reads out the forensic report on a hole. But what was it??

## Image

![Scan of page 238](https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/_astro/117410117169013673.CIbv87vS_Z1tri.jpeg)

## Writers

- Matt Valentine-House (@eightbitraptor): [GitHub](https://github.com/eightbitraptor), [Mastodon](https://ruby.social/@eightbitraptor), [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/eightbitraptor.bsky.social), [RubyEvents](https://www.rubyevents.org/speakers/matt-valentine-house).

## Links

- [This page as HTML](https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/entries/238-eightbitraptor/)
- [The post on ruby.social](https://ruby.social/@whysfoxes/117410122629081440)