Is Ruby dead in 2021?
I know! It is 2021 and we are talking about Ruby! ... but, just bear with me on this one.
If you recall the software development scene from a few years back, then Ruby was THE hip language and most of its popularity was because of the Rails framework...
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Andrew Brown
I love Ruby, been using it since 2005 and will continue to do so.
I think there are falsehoods where we saw Rubyist move to over different language due because people were holding a sign saying the End is Night.
Notable language transitions were Exlir, Scala, Go or NodeJS but honestly, I think people's fear was misguided.
Python only holds so much domain today because of Google propping it up.
Ruby 3 is amazing, Strict typing, 3x3 speed, and better concurrency, it will see us into the future for the next 10 years.
I think we just need a new wave of Ruby influencers as all the old ones have left for the Undying Lands