---
title: "Page 78 by Cristian Planas, 2026-06-01"
page: 78
chapter: "chapter 5"
chapter_url: "https://poignant.guide/book/chapter-5.html"
writers:
  - name: "Cristian Planas"
    url: "https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/people/crplanas/"
date: 2026-06-01
canonical: "https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/entries/78-116675865628252923/"
mastodon: "https://ruby.social/@whysfoxes/116675865628252923"
image: "https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/_astro/116675864155318875.DzQRo3ER_ZPOtyS.jpeg"
---

# Page 78 by Cristian Planas, 2026-06-01

Page 78 of why's (poignant) Guide to Ruby, the paperback guest book. Written by [Cristian Planas](https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/people/crplanas/). It sits in [chapter 5](https://poignant.guide/book/chapter-5.html) of the book. Scanned, optimized and posted on 2026-06-01.

## Community message

> I always wanted to write something like this book. Now I can say that I wrote in it!
> Keep Ruby weird and see u in the next conf.
> Cristian Planas, #Warsaw 2024

## From the post on ruby.social

Foxes standing right there to witness @crplanas:

The universe shrugged, handed you a green pen, and said "well, you can write in it".
Every signature in this book is a tiny chapter that _why didn't get to write.

Keep #Ruby weird, Cristian. See you in the next conf.

## Image

![Scan of page 78](https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/_astro/116675864155318875.DzQRo3ER_ZPOtyS.jpeg)

## Links

- [This page as HTML](https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/entries/78-116675865628252923/)
- [The post on ruby.social](https://ruby.social/@whysfoxes/116675865628252923)