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