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Google used Python; so, a LOT of folks figured that decision was the best one because "Google used it." Google also chose to employ Python's BDFL Guido van Ross
by rubyn00bie 3y ago
Google used Python; so, a LOT of folks figured that decision was the best one because "Google used it." Google also chose to employ Python's BDFL Guido van Rossum at a key time (2005); which, pushed at least perception of the language forward. Google's support is likely a key factor in the use in data-science, but I don't know the dates/timeline for that as well.
Additionally, during that time the Ruby-core team seemed less focused on performance and more focused on ergonomics. I think the height of this was refinements; which, to my naive understanding were (are?) a real PITA to support/implement for the non-MRI implementations of Ruby. The complexity of the language probably turned off folks who wanted a dynamic language but wanted it to be fast (which is I imagine how all the different implementations of python came about).