How do you pronounce Ruby?
ROO-bee/ˈruːbi/
Commonly said as: "RUB-ee"
roo bee
Ruby
What it is
Ruby is the programming language designed around developer happiness.
Why it gets said wrong
Same as the gemstone, with a long oo and front stress. Yukihiro Matsumoto chose it because ruby is July’s birthstone, the month after pearl, a nod to Perl.
Hear it in a sentence
The project is written in Ruby.
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