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Is Ruby Dying?

Posted by Soulskill on from the netcraft-confirms-it dept.

New submitter John Moses writes "I have been working with node.js a lot lately, and have been discussing with co-workers if node.js is taking steam away from Ruby at all. I think the popularity of the language is an important talking point when selecting a language and framework for a new project. A graph on the release date of gems over time could help determine an answer. The front page of RubyGems only shows data on the most popular, but I am really interested in seeing recent activity. My theory is that if developers' contributions to different gems is slowing down, then so is the popularity of the language."

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  1. Re:Short answer: no by m2 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    " Look at that UID. You must be like, 35! Yuck, old people!"

    I must be ancient.

    Don't worry, fiver, you aren't.

  2. Re:Short answer: no by djKing · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Wish the kids would get off my /.

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