What are the disadvantages of Ruby?

Question

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It is clear that all this is a matter of taste, but google trens has shown a stable, fairly even schedule for the language for the last 5 years. Why did the language remain niche, for an amateur?
What prevents it from actively developing and gradually taking away a share, for example, in web development from php, python, and other server languages? After all, it is quite high-level, and such languages ​​\u200b\u200bare usually friendly to beginners who do not care about their other shortcomings.

Answer 1

1. What prevents other languages ​​from actively developing and taking away a niche from Ruby?
2. PHP has a backlog - a lot of it.
3. Python and Go and Java have a backlog - it has Google support.
4. Javascript on the back end has a backlog - a lot of front-enders. Javascript on the frontend has a backlog - it is indispensable.
5. Ruby is developed, in fact, by one person.
6. Ruby is slow.
7. Newbies are usually not smart enough to look for what is friendly. Beginners choose what is gossip on every corner or what there are many job offers.

Answer 2

After all, it is quite high-level, and such languages ​​\u200b\u200bare usually friendly to beginners who do not care about their other shortcomings.

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