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+title: Farewell, Tutsplus. It was fun.
+tags: [ tutsplus ]
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+---
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+Today marks my very last day as an instructor in the [Tuts+][1] network. For
+more than four years I have been contributing to the community with [video
+content][2] in the many different categories of web development. My main focus has
+been on Ruby and I wouldn't have developed certain aspects of the craft if I
+didn't force myself to learn them to the point of having to teach them. For that
+and so much more, I want to address my sincerest appreciation for the Tuts+
+family. Until now I have never been part of such a wonderful team. My life has
+changed for the better ever since I joined it.
+
+* Jeffrey, Amanda and Adam: thank you for directing my learning and teaching
+  experience. You turned me into who I am as a developer. Thank you for
+  believing in me.
+* David, Joel, Richard, Tiffany and the entire Tuts+ team: thank you for aiding
+  me in improving my content. Also, thank you for supporting some of my
+  feedback, even though sometimes it might not have turned out so well.
+* To all of the students who follow my content: my greatest thank you; for
+  listening what I had to say, for letting me into your careers and helping you.
+  Thank you for all the wonderful messages, the conversations, the smiles and
+  the gratitude. Those were my biggest motivation to keep on teaching.
+* To my wife and family who always stood and still stands by me: thank you for
+  believing in me, for the silence when I needed to record.
+
+I will be joining a new team as a Ruby developer in the following week, in which
+I'll be able to contribute to the world in a different way. A new cornerstone is
+being placed and I'm very excited to put myself to the challenge.
+
+After all these years of education, I bow to my ignorance and recognize that I
+still have a lot to learn regarding web development with Ruby. I hope I can
+record some of that learning during this new experience.
+
+[1]: http://tutsplus.com
+[2]: http://tutsplus.com/authors/jose-mota