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Rubyist

Rubyist noun: a user of the Ruby programming language.

Noun

Rubyist (plural Rubyists)

  1. A user of the Ruby programming language.
    • Why do Rubyists choose Ruby? Probably because it gets their work done. But I suspect that the project culture is part of it.2007, Topher Cyll, Practical Ruby Projects: Ideas for the Eclectic Programmer, page 2
    • By convention, Rubyists usually underscore their method names.2011, Matt Aimonetti, MacRuby: The Definitive Guide: Ruby and Cocoa on OS X, page 14

Forms of Rubyist

pluralRubyists

Origin of Rubyist

From Ruby + -ist.

Questions about Rubyist

What does Rubyist mean?
Rubyist means a user of the Ruby programming language.
What part of speech is Rubyist?
Rubyist is a noun.
What is the plural of Rubyist?
The plural of Rubyist is Rubyists.

Words near Rubyist in the dictionary

  1. ruby-red
  2. ruby-throated hummingbird
  3. ruby-throated hummingbirds
  4. Rubygate
  5. rubying
  6. Rubyist
  7. Rubyists
  8. rubylate
  9. rubylated
  10. rubylation
  11. rubylike

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