I was wondering what that term even meant. Is it something to do with one's amount of knowledge about the Ruby language or just the plain idea of using it. When can one call themselves a Rubyist?
When can one call themselves a Rubyist?
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A {insert language here}ist (or -ite, or -er) is a person who programs in that language.  It is an informal way of saying a {insert language here} programmer.  There are no qualifications for when one can call themselves by such an informal title.Claiming such a title for oneself would imply some set of:more than passing familiarity with the languageable to code in that language quickly and efficiently familiar with the idioms of the languageHowever, as mentioned - there are no standards, certificates or qualifications for when one calls themselves a rubyist.  More often than not, these are titles applied by one's coworkers on someone else in the team akin to nicknames.