Matz is Mormon

Turns out that Matz (Yukihiro Matsumoto), the creator of the very popular programming language Ruby, is LDS. Yes, that’s right. And it’s not even a rumor. This is really, really cool, and yet another reason to like Ruby. :) A post on the URUG list talks about it a little — he’s in the bishopric in his ward, and he’s mentioned a few times in interviews how he served as a missionary. Now if only Steve Jobs were LDS… ;)

Matz e-mailed me back and said that he served in the Japan Okayama mission (which is now the Japan Hiroshima mission). Also, he’ll be visiting BYU in October for a CS department colloquium. Sweet. :)