From: dblack@...
Date: 2003-08-23T11:30:34+09:00
Subject: Re: proper name for one who uses ruby

Hi --

On Sat, 23 Aug 2003, Kurt M. Dresner wrote:

> I've seen two:  Rubyist and Rubicon.
>
> Which is correct?

Rubyist.  From http://www.ruby-talk.org/60943:


  In message "Re: The Year in Scripting Languages (Final Draft)"
      on 03/01/09, Tom Sawyer <transami@transami.net> writes:

  |so who are we?
  |
  |	Rubyists (Rubiots? Rubyphiles? Ruby Miners?)

  We are rubyists, and some of us are ruby hackers.

                                                matz


The difference is explained, also by Matz, later in the same
thread :-)


David

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