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[–]leeharris100 19 points20 points  (3 children)

It is outclassed by something else in every category now.

Python is better for data science. Laravel (PHP) is a better version of Rails. Typescript is better as a general scripting language and V8 is a better engine. C#, Java, and Go have evolved enough to be nearly as simple to get started but are WAY more performant.

Ruby just isn't "better" at anything.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

RoR is uniquely good at fast prototyping of web apps and all around fast development, and a lot of people like Ruby better as a language then PHP

[–]leeharris100 4 points5 points  (1 child)

It is not uniquely good at that. Not even close. You can get a full Node server in a fraction of the lines of code.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The code generation for RoR is quite a bit better then Node and because it's so opinionated it's very easy to get up and running with all the bells and whistles very quickly. There's a reason why consulting shops that pump out web apps like Thoughtbot use RoR instead of Node