This document discusses the future of the Ruby programming language and community. It addresses common concerns that Ruby is declining or dying due to decreasing popularity. However, it argues that Ruby still has value due to its focus on programmer happiness and that other languages are now adopting features that originated in Ruby like literals and multimethods. It concludes by acknowledging that while Ruby may not be the dominant language in 20 years, the community will continue to be an important part of the programmer experience.
19. A Better Way
Do we really need header files,
verbose types, and crazy sigils?
20. A Better Way
Ruby
"I hope to see Ruby help every programmer in
the world to be productive, and to enjoy
programming, and to be happy. That is the
primary purpose of Ruby language."
21. A Better Way
Why didn’t C, Java, or Perl “optimize for
programmer happiness”?
• Technical limitations
• Laziness
• Complacency