From: "M. Edward (Ed) Borasky" <znmeb@...>
Date: 2007-12-02T10:28:36+09:00
Subject: Re: Google Highly Open Participation Contest

vruz wrote:
> the question remains, why is Ruby so under-represented ?

For the same reasons Ruby is under-represented in many other metrics:

1. It started in Japan and English-language documentation didn't appear 
as quickly as it did for other languages "born" about the same time.

2. It's newer than Perl/PHP/Javascript.

3. It's more complex than Python.

4. It's interpreted, so Ruby programs are slower than programs in 
compiled languages.

5. There are fewer applications and application libraries available for 
Ruby.

etc. etc. etc.

But look at the bright side -- I didn't see *any* projects that use 
FORTRAN or Lisp. Maybe *those* dinosaurs are finally about to ride off 
into the sunset. <ducking>