"True, but can they pick up ruby quickly, and rails (rails is non trivial these days), and rspec, and rake, etc." 2 Weeks for Ruby & Rails. 1 to 2 weeks for Rs

"True, but can they pick up ruby quickly, and rails (rails is non trivial these days), and rspec, and rake, etc." 2 Weeks for Ruby & Rails. 1 to 2 weeks for Rspec & rake... especially if you're learning using Peepcode videos and a real project. Those numbers are from personal experience. Your learning curve may vary.