Same. Ruby isn't my preference, but I avoid bash scripting whenever possible. I see very little need to use it when practically every machine requires Python, Ruby, and other high-level dynamic languages as pre-requisite for some basic software that's included by default. I respect bash, but it's from a bygone time. Why deal with the esoteric one-character test operators, the nitpicky spacing issues, etc? Use modern, readable, testable code. So much nicer and easier to read and work with that way.

I'd love to see someone deploy a Python or Ruby-based shell. I'm sure these are available, but they're not widely used.