I got into Ruby kind of early, around 2001. When Rails initially came out a few years later (circa 2004, IIRC) I remember being excited to see something putting

I got into Ruby kind of early, around 2001. When Rails initially came out a few years later (circa 2004, IIRC) I remember being excited to see something putting Ruby out there giving it some publicity. But in a few years I think a lot of us were regretting the fact that most people's view of Ruby was formed by Rails.