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Re:Why Is Python Growing So Quickly? by trcollinson on Thursday September 14, 2017 @03:09PM (#15251456)
Actually, you should qualify that a bit more. Ruby is rarely used outside of Ruby on Rails in North America. In Japan, it is widely used and Ruby on Rails is fair less common.
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Re:Why Is Python Growing So Quickly? by ksec on Thursday September 14, 2017 @03:14PM (#15251526)
What were Ruby used for in japan?
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Re:Why Is Python Growing So Quickly? by trcollinson on Friday September 15, 2017 @12:04AM (#15254542)
Ruby is a very versatile language in its own right. While the other poster is correct that it is used for anything that perl and python are used for it's also taking a large chunk from the Java and C# crowd in Japan. Everything from server side applications to command line tools and even GUI based desktop applications can be written in Ruby. Using FFI I have made some quite amazing applications with Ruby.

Rails is amazing and I personally love it. But it's not the only thing Ruby is good for.

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Re:Why Is Python Growing So Quickly? by goatlover on Thursday September 14, 2017 @04:08PM (#15252036)
Probably anything that Perl and Python are used for.
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