“Other than DHH adherents, is anybody still excited about Rails? To draw an even smaller circle, is anybody still excited about Ruby when Rails isn't involved?”

If people use a language/framework and don’t constantly talk about it online, does anyone even use that language/framework?

The non-snarky answer is yes and yes. Source: me, who just attended Euruko, a Ruby conference. Rails is just mature, dependable, and boring, so there’s not as much to talk about compared to X-framework of the week/month.