:Obie Fernandez

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Obie Fernandez is a Ruby and Ruby on Rails developer{{cite web|url=http://www.informit.com/authors/bio.aspx?a=1C2A36EF-5728-404D-BE02-37A6C02ACD6D|title=InformIT: Obie Fernandez|publisher=InformIT|accessdate=2009-04-28}} from Georgia{{Cite web|url=http://obiefernandez.com/about|title=Biography}} He has authored The Rails Way{{cite book|last=Fernandez|first=Obie|title=The Rails Way|publisher=Addison-Wesley|date=2007-11-26|edition=1st|series=Professional Ruby Series|pages=[https://archive.org/details/railsway00fern/page/912 912]|isbn=978-0-321-44561-2|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/railsway00fern/page/912}} and has become the editor of Addison-Wesley's Professional Ruby series.{{cite web|url=http://jaoo.dk/archives/alltimespeakers/show_speaker.jsp?OID=652|title=All Time Speakers: Obie Fernandez, Rails Developer's Guide|publisher=Jaoo|accessdate=2009-04-28}}

His vocal advocacy of Ruby over Java has garnered wide criticism.{{cite web|url=http://education.sys-con.com/node/449564|title=Blogger's Flamebait Posting on Why Java Sucks Continues To Attract Rebuttals|last=Java News Desk|publisher=Sys-Con Education|accessdate=2009-04-28}} He was one of the cofounders of Hashrocket, a company offering Ruby development services.{{cite web|url=http://hashrocket.com|title=Hashrocket|publisher=Hashrocket|accessdate=2012-10-04}}