Ruby on Rails: More Signs of Stagnation
Pretty freaking sad that this language that was hyped to be the usurper and premiere Java-killer turned out to be just another ho-hum scripting framework whose advantages are quickly being assimilated by Java. I posted earlier about RIP: Ruby Hype. Now, the newest sign that the Ruby hype is slowing or decreasing is the flattening (and decrease) in the Tiobe index of this language.
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I cannot honestly say I’m sad about this. When I first met these Rubyistas last year they surprised me by their vehemence and scary obsession. The Jesus freaks have nothing on these guys, and if they honestly think people think they’re cool because they somehow know just another web framework, then I suggest the blu pill (or even the red one) to wake them up.
Some other old posts of mine about these nuts:
- R-U-B-Y is M-A-D (April 7, 2006)
- Ruby on smartphones and PDAs (April 1, 2006)
Ok, on to stuff that actually matters - Grails, JRuby, and Java FX 
ADDENDUM: In response to some emails that have come my way (I had been disabling comments), NO i never said anywhere that Ruby is DYING. However, the hype about Ruby is certainly leveling off, as it would have no matter how much the hype anyways. This could be due to several factors, including the fact that there really is no large job market for it, it really IS just another language and web framework (nothing radical there), and the rise of Grails/Groovy, JRuby and JavaFX in Javaland might be taking away some of its thunder. In the end, RoR will continue to cater to a middling size crowd, but honestly folks, did anyone with at least half a mind actually think that it would usurp the role of Java?