I like ruby but the recent static typing feels a step backwards having have to write a separate file, unlike typescript where you can incrementally add typing to the actual source code.

https://developer.squareup.com/blog/the-state-of-ruby-3-typi...

And when I saw ruby isn't included in the list of supported language for the next gen JetBrains editor, perhaps due to low sales of RubyMine, I felt its best days may be over.

https://www.jetbrains.com/fleet/

(Scroll down to the list of programming language icons)