[jay-aye-see-key]

> I have heard this many times from many different people that I respect. However, I'm just not experiencing "the joy" after several attempts. Maybe it's just not how my brain is wired.

This has been my exact experience too. My current theory as to why it doesn't click for me is that it tries to be too much like English. Sure it's fun writing poems all day but try refactoring a poem someone else wrote with any kind of confidence.

That said I love that ruby and rails exist, it seems to unlock creativity in some people and that's awesome.