Jim Weirich

Jim Weirich
Born(1956-11-18)November 18, 1956
DiedFebruary 19, 2014(2014-02-19) (aged 57)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Computer scientist, programmer
Known forRake
Children3

James Nolan Weirich (November 18, 1956 – February 19, 2014) was a software developer, speaker, teacher, and contributor to the Ruby programming language community. He was active in the Ruby community worldwide, speaking at events in Asia, South America, Europe, and the United States.

Among his many contributions he created the popular Rake build tool for Ruby.