Rubyist

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noun

A user of the Ruby programming language.

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Meanings

nounRubyist (plural Rubyists)

plural Rubyists

  1. computingA user of the Ruby programming language.

    By convention, Rubyists usually underscore their method names.

    2011, Matt Aimonetti, MacRuby: The Definitive Guide: Ruby and Cocoa on OS X, page 14
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    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

Origin

From Ruby + -ist.

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Translations

French Rubyiste
  • RubyisteTranslations
Polish programista Ruby, programistka Ruby
  • programista RubyTranslations
  • programistka RubyTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Rubyist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rubyist

MLA

“Rubyist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rubyist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rubyist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rubyist.

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