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Gamer cracks code, finds jewel | Chicago Tribune

With clean-cut looks, a steely-eyed stare and 25,000 lines of computer code, the Chicagoan has been catapulted from his humble roots as a computer gamer to the forefront of the geek-o-sphere, earning the title of “Hottest Hacker on Earth” and landing on the cover of Linux Journal.

Among the community of programmers who are shaping the look and usage of the Web, Heinemeier Hansson’s software tool, dubbed Ruby on Rails, is described as a gem. And in a swoon over his brazen personality, these programmers are rapidly turning into evangelical Ruby on Rails followers.