10 years ago the initials DHH would be instantly recognizable to any HNer. I remember joining when the ROR-Django wars were raging. Times have changed.
Well, in fairness, he'd be instantly recognizable to the Ruby community and that hasn't changed. Although hardly obscure, he wasn't nearly as well-known outside of that crowd, and even ten years ago, HN represented a much wider swath of people than that.
