Reasons I've heard for not using Ruby:
- Already know and like <Python|Lisp|Blub>
- It's like Python, but Python has more robust libs, so I'm learning Python
- Dynamic typing leads to serious bugs in non-trivial apps
- It's slow
- I hate the syntax
- I'd like to use it, but my boss insists on <Java|PHP|Blub>
Slow isn't usually the first concern I hear. Besides, JRuby and Ruby 1.9 alleviate the speed issue; JRuby alleviates the library concern.
Reasons I've heard for not using Ruby:
- Already know and like <Python|Lisp|Blub>
- It's like Python, but Python has more robust libs, so I'm learning Python
- Dynamic typing leads to serious bugs in non-trivial apps
- It's slow
- I hate the syntax
- I'd like to use it, but my boss insists on <Java|PHP|Blub>
Slow isn't usually the first concern I hear. Besides, JRuby and Ruby 1.9 alleviate the speed issue; JRuby alleviates the library concern.