Jim Weirich's final GitHub commit

https://github.com/jimweirich/wyriki/commit/d28fac7f18aeacb00d8ad3460a0a5a901617c2d4

by dakull • 12 years ago

400 53 12 years ago

samspot• 12 years ago

Motivation for us all to write good commit messages.

wuster• 12 years ago

Also to do our best to keep up with our health, so we may live long enough to enjoy life outside of work. It's not all about the money or legacy.

hobo_mark2• 12 years ago

It is all about the legacy, we are all going to die anyway, anything that does not leave a mark will likewise disappear.

bottompair• 12 years ago

+1 In sad/tragic times we often overlook the really important lessons to be learned.

caf3• 12 years ago

...and learn the warning signs for a heart attack: http://www.heartattackfacts.org.au/warning-signs/

kintamanimatt• 12 years ago

Oh shit, he just accepted a patch of mine into Rake a few days ago too!

Damn, that sucks.

What was his cause of death?

milesf• 12 years ago

He had a heart attack at work yesterday. Jim was only 57 years old.

deadfall• 12 years ago

Heart attacks are so common. Another reason developers should watch and track their health (not saying Jim wasn't healthy). All the pizza and sugary caffeine drinks I've consumed just to keep coding probably wasn't smart.

fnordfnordfnord• 12 years ago

I wonder if there was a defibrillator at his workplace, and if so; did anyone know how to use it or even know where it was.

ezrataylor2• 12 years ago

I don't mean to sound insensitive, but if we don't have men and women like Jim, Rake probably will never be here. The technology that exists today would never be if we didn't have people that have a passion for knowledge. On the flip side, I agree, we need to take better care of our health.

ezrataylor2• 12 years ago

57 is fucking young.

Argorak• 12 years ago

If you scroll all the way down, there is a special footer just before the comment box.

freshyill• 12 years ago

There's a nice header now too.

samelawrence• 12 years ago

Who could have added that? Github?

agumonkey2• 12 years ago

well I'd never thought I'd tear up browsing a github page ...

pablox_cl• 12 years ago

Does anybody know what happened to him?

cmircea• 12 years ago

Heart attack.

Shank• 12 years ago

I hope someone will continue his work in that repo, it's really sad to see that he was the only contributor and now that he's gone, it'll likely go abandoned.

We're entering the era where the passing of legends happens in real time and is immediately visible. It's crushing to see something like this.

seanhandley• 12 years ago

There's always forks.

eam• 12 years ago

DHH: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7270098

obiefernandez• 12 years ago

Poignant to see such a large outpouring of love from the community. Can't help but be inspired...

cordite• 12 years ago

In case anyone wants to see one of his personal sites http://onestepback.org/

msoad• 12 years ago

Very sad news. RIP.

He died at 57. My retirement plan starts at 65 and and I'm in the same physical shape he was. Why should I continue putting money in my 401k if chances are I'll never use it?

mephi5t02• 12 years ago

You can continue to put money there and try to change something about the physical shape? I think accent should be not on "oh crap I won't even use that money" but rather "hey, I WILL use that money". Fitbit and walking is a good start. I am a fat ass too.

mikearagua• 12 years ago

This is wishful thinking. You could also get hit by a truck (or a scooter), live in the present. My wife recently got cancer she's in great physical condition. And you'll say "on average" blah blah blah and I'll say only the present is guaranteed.

jamesaguilar• 12 years ago

Well, you have the option to get in better shape, for one thing. And for another, even for big guys like Jim, 57 is a pretty early age to go.

knodi• 12 years ago

Its never to late to save and start living healthy.

spinlock• 12 years ago

So that your passing isn't a financial burden on your family. Also, he doesn't look like he was in any worse shape than Winston Churchill. And, Jim Fix was in _much_ better shape. Life is uncertain.

dredmorbius• 12 years ago

Jim Fixx (two Xs) had a family history of heart disease. He lived 9 years past his father's age -- James died at 52, his father had a fatal heart attack at 43.

A long history of smoking likely didn't help much either.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Fixx#Death

caf3• 12 years ago

You can't really extrapolate from one event to "chances are...". Your chances of living past 65 are likely better than not, and do you really want to outlive your savings?

chaostheory• 12 years ago

This pairs very well with the cheap IKEA standing desks.

http://www.amazon.com/LifeSpan-Fitness-TR1200-DT-TR1200-DT5-...

Sitting while coding is very bad.

briantakita• 12 years ago

Agreed. Use that money for a good diet and exercise. Take an extended vacay if you have to. It could be life changing. It's worth missing work to get that part of life on track.

I don't mean to push a diet on you, but I've had success eating raw vegan & drinking vegetable juices. I also like yoga. It helps to live in a city that supports such a lifestyle choice. I live in LA.

gedrap• 12 years ago

The Internet has changed the way we think, feel about the people who passed away.

We leave so many footprints online about our existence which we don't think about much. But they have a special meaning for people who care and think about us.

It just reminds and gives some sort of illusion that maybe we are still here, maybe just taking a walk, we will come back home for dinner like every other day.

alaskamiller• 12 years ago

Just ghosts in the shell

nolok• 12 years ago

Sorry but I disagree. It may have changed the number of people who feel that way toward a given death (more people are affected by his death than without the internet), but the way each individual affected feel about it hasn't really changed.

mukundmr• 12 years ago

He was a true geek till the end.

JimmaDaRustla• 12 years ago

Feel bad for suggesting there was dog shit on the path of enlightenment! But he fixed the ruby koans package, so we continue to learn!

Jim Weirich's final GitHub commit

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