Hi,

> I've taken to using the single word "nuby" to convey the entire
> concept "Ruby newbie".  Sort of like "Dolfan" for "Dolphins fan" --
> except with nuby, the phonic match is a little *too* good... so in
> speech it might have to be disambiguated with an adjective.

Oops, I've just thought about abbreviating "Numerical Ruby" to
Nuby or Nubie.  OK, go ahead!  I'll find another one.

M.Tanaka