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by dragonwriter 493 days ago
> Why does it remain relatively unpopular and what can be done so that more people get to use it?

Because Ruby-ish syntax without Ruby’s semantics or ecosystem isn’t actually all that big of selling point, and if people want a statically typed language, there are plenty of options with stronger ecosystems, some of which have some Ruby-ish stntactic features.