> If you mean popular as in "many people like using it", I would question your (and their) sanity.
According to Stack Overflow's survey[1], people enjoy Bash/Shell more than they enjoy Ruby.
I personally hate both Ruby and Bash, so I assume my sanity is beyond question.
1. https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2021#most-loved-dr...
If you mean popular as in "many people like using it", I would question your (and their) sanity.