I'm not sure your premise is correct. Hired.com's 2022 report says Ruby is one of the most in demand skills.[1] In any case I'm not saying Ruby is high barrier

I'm not sure your premise is correct. Hired.com's 2022 report says Ruby is one of the most in demand skills.[1] In any case I'm not saying Ruby is high barrier or anything. It isn't! It is totally viable to hire non rubyists and build them up. I have seen it before many times. Ruby is a simple, forgiving language with fantastic documentation and an excellent community. It is pretty ideal for newcomers really. Training pays off. [1] https://hired.com/2022-state-of-software-engineers/ https://hired.com/2022-state-of-software-engineers/