I really don&#x27;t think Larry meant that to be condescending.<p>The &quot;worst&quot; I could imagine is that he was poking a little fun at Ruby programmers.  I&#x27;m sure he was just trying to be funny, but sometimes it&#x27;s easy to misinterpret what people mean when you don&#x27;t actually <i>hear</i> them say it, but only read it in print.<p>I&#x27;d be very surprised if the comment was at all malicious.