[swat535]

I don't think ruby is going anywhere anytime soon. It has a strong and welcoming community; It is also very easy to get started with.

I agree with you that Rails requires following conventions but then again which framework doesn't?

Rails is a mature framework and has been widely used in production. The reason why rails succeeds is because it allows you to deliver applications very quickly to market to meet the business needs.

Ruby's philosophy is move quickly and break things, I have no doubt ruby will stay relevant thanks to the community embracing change rapidly.