[ps101]

Isn't it also kind of dying out in terms of popularity? (I really don't know)

[catacombs]

It's slowly being replaced by Python. The only reason to use Ruby nowadays is for Rails.

[jolmg]

Ruby is still the language I turn to when I need to write a script and the shell does not suffice. I turn to it before Python because it's more terse while still being very readable.