Ask any Rubyist why they love the language, and they'll most likely tell you it's because it allows them to turn their ideas into reality very quickly. That ca

Ask any Rubyist why they love the language, and they'll most likely tell you it's because it allows them to turn their ideas into reality very quickly. That can be a very valuable advantage. If you're exploring languages to base your startup on, and you ignore Ruby solely because it's not engineer-y enough for you, I don't rate your chances of success very highly.