In lieu of a mega corporation behind you, having a killer app to get people interested seems valuable. Ruby would still be niche without rails for instance, .ne

In lieu of a mega corporation behind you, having a killer app to get people interested seems valuable. Ruby would still be niche without rails for instance, .net would have been an uninspiring java clone without MS RAD tools. You can't just have a good language, you need to show the world that it can be used to build good software.