gistfile1.rb

require 'rubygems'
require 'sinatra'
require 'httparty'
class Representative
  include HTTParty
end
get '/' do
  erb :form
end
get '/:username' do  
  require 'cgi'
  @oprah_joined = Date.parse("Fri Jan 23 15:18:34 +0000 2009")
  data = Representative.get("http://twitter.com/users/show/#{params[:username]}.json", :format => :json)
  @user_joined = data.has_key?(:status) ? Date.parse(data['status']['created_at']) : Date.parse(data['created_at'])
  @text = @oprah_joined > @user_joined ? "was" : "wasn't"  
  erb :index
end