That is pretty private information, and up to his family if they want to get into medical details. The important point is that it sucks, not the reason for it.
Thanks, Ben
Given 28 and male it is equally likely he died of road fatality, suicide, poisoning or a violent act. They are all pretty close and then it just drops off to very rare stuff. So it is probably not wise to speculate at all.
I'm a Site5 customer. One of the things that I love about the company is that I can pretty much forget about it until I need to change something. None of the pushy upselling and other annoyances that are business as usual for so much of the rest of the web.
I exchanged a few emails with Matt in the early days of Site5's support for Ruby on Rails. Truly upstanding guy who was committed to his business. So sad to see him pass away so young.
We don't know what's the cause of death, but given his young age, there is a chance that he may have taken his own life. Depression can be a disease as real as heart disease. If you are depressed, and reading this, please seek help.
I've been a Site5 customer for about 9yrs now, and that's by far the longest I've stayed with any web host. I had a few email exchanges with him back in the early days and he always left me with a great impression - very friendly, very smart, very dedicated to taking care of customers and providing a great service.
Whilst I've never been a customer (as I had our own dedicated servers) I've followed Site5 for years. They have always had a reputation for good customer service and this is usually instilled by the founders. Whilst I don't know the circumstances behind Matts death, it is very sad to see someone so young die. My thoughts are with his family.
At least Matt has been created is able to continue beyond him. That he was (with help of his cofounders and colleagues) able to build this business feels, to me anyway, that he has done more than many people who live longer lives
Very sad to hear this. Despite working in the industry for some time (and therefore being able to have free quality hosting) I have paid for Site5 hosting for some time now. That's a mark of their service.
Deepest sympathies to his family, friends and colleagues
I had no idea he was such a big deal. strange to see random people you've had conversations with show up in on the front page, much less an obit out of the blue.
