&gt; I was actually handed the project idea as an intern task.<p>&quot;Hey Dave, that intern kid starts today. Shall just I send him to get coffee and donuts?&quot;<p>&quot;Nah, I was going just to ask him to make Ruby massively faster, something many super-smart people have been trying to do for years with no success.&quot;<p>&quot;Ok, that should keep him out of our way at least.&quot;