Question

In the Python community, the term pythonic refers to idiomatic Python^[1]. Is there an equivalent term in the Ruby community for idiomatic Ruby^[2]?

_{[1] For example, using enumerate(l) instead of range(len(l)) is pythonic.}

^{[2] For example, using .each instead of for is idiomatic Ruby.}

Answer 1

I’ve not heard of any such shorthand, presumably because there’s no convenient suffix you can append to Ruby to turn it into an adjective 🙂

If you say something’s idiomatic, and you’re around rubyists, I think everybody will know what you mean.