---
title: "Page 93 by Jan Krutisch, 2026-06-01"
page: 93
chapter: "chapter 5"
chapter_url: "https://poignant.guide/book/chapter-5.html"
writers:
  - name: "Jan Krutisch"
    url: "https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/people/halfbyte/"
date: 2026-06-01
event: "Ruby UnConf"
canonical: "https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/entries/93-116675822213089064/"
mastodon: "https://ruby.social/@whysfoxes/116675822213089064"
image: "https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/_astro/116675806682472917.B8m19AA0_Z20nTMJ.jpeg"
---

# Page 93 by Jan Krutisch, 2026-06-01

Page 93 of why's (poignant) Guide to Ruby, the paperback guest book. Written by [Jan Krutisch](https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/people/halfbyte/). It sits in [chapter 5](https://poignant.guide/book/chapter-5.html) of the book. Written at Ruby UnConf. Scanned, optimized and posted on 2026-06-01.

## Community message

> Thanks for letting me write something in this book.
> I miss _why and it's one of the reasons why I try hard to keep ruby weird.
> ♥️ Jan
> (#RubyUnConf 2024)

## From the post on ruby.social

Where the printed page promises "a computer and a book", @halfbyte wrote:

Missing _why and keeping #Ruby weird are the same act. You cannot bring him back, but you can refuse to let the language settle into a grey suit.

@rubyunconf is one of the places where the weird stays welcome.

## Image

![Scan of page 93](https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/_astro/116675806682472917.B8m19AA0_Z20nTMJ.jpeg)

Also mentioned: [@rubyunconf](https://ruby.social/@rubyunconf).

## Links

- [This page as HTML](https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/entries/93-116675822213089064/)
- [The post on ruby.social](https://ruby.social/@whysfoxes/116675822213089064)