# Zed Shaw

> Zed A. Shaw is a software developer best known for creating the Learn Code the Hard Way series of programming tutorials, as well as for creating the Mongrel web server for Ruby web applications. He is also well known for his controversial views on programming languages and communities.

*Canadian software developer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/zed-shaw

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Developer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5482740))
- **Category:** Developers
- **Country:** Canada
- **Status:** unknown
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Zed A. Shaw is a software developer best known for creating the Learn Code the Hard Way series of programming tutorials, as well as for creating the Mongrel web server for Ruby web applications. He is also well known for his controversial views on programming languages and communities.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 9.7 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 1.5 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 54.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 69.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: https://zedshaw.com/

## Sources
- [Zed Shaw](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zed_Shaw)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8068369)

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