[lp4vn]

>Maybe Ruby is not at the level where is was in 2007-2009 but it is also NOT in a downward trend.

It's not only that ruby and ruby on rails are trending down, this has been the case for at least 10 years.

https://berk.es/2022/03/08/the-waning-of-ruby-and-rails/

This is only an article, but you will find the same point of view in many other places. The decline of ruby and RoR is obvious for anyone doing web development. Python is only getting stronger, Typescript the same, not to mention the statically typed competitors like Java with Spring Boot.

I wouldn't doubt that even languages like Go and Rust might surpass ruby soon in web development because as general purpose languages they are already more relevant.

I'm a former RoR developer and I took off the keywords ruby and ruby on rails from my curriculum because for me professionally it makes no sense to invest time in them.

[gls2ro]

There are some points from that article that are false: there are podcasts, there are collection of good Ruby gems, and analysis the unicorn companies that were started with Ruby (or Rails) is a biased analysis.

So, if you decide to switch, it is only logical for you to believe that the Ruby community does not bring anything new to the table. I am not saying it as a bad thing. I decided to stay with Ruby, so of course, I am looking for clues that my decision is still reasonable.

One point about your last phrase: the market for Ruby developers - especially seniors - is active. At least in my own corner of the internet.