Rubyists I'm thankful for this year

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. I also like what's become a blogging trend of stopping and giving thanks for a few things. This year, I focus on some Rubyists that I feel don't get enough praise for the great work they do.

John Nunemaker. I've learned a ton just by looking through John's code. He not only churns out great projects, he's active in the discussion groups to answer questions and fix issues. I can't wait to see some cool things from John in 2010.

Eric Davis. Let's face it, issue management isn't sexy, but Eric has done a fantastic job on the Redmine team to keep improving the open source issue tracker. He's contributed a number of plugins and is always around in the forums to listen and help the n00bs. Need help deploying or maintaining Redmine in your shop? Hire Eric.

Mike Gunderloy. I can't start my day without a double shot of Ruby links. Mike is also a community leader, working to grow the Rails tent and bring folks in.

Who are you thankful for?

Who in the Ruby community are you thankful for this year? Why not drop a comment here or send a tweet to let them know?