This makes it sound like new devs entering the work force are learning Ruby, which doesn't really make sense. I mean, look at the article title. Ruby's audience

This makes it sound like new devs entering the work force are learning Ruby, which doesn't really make sense. I mean, look at the article title. Ruby's audience seem to be people that have been using it for 8+ years. The commenter you're replying to, in fact, is saying lack of fundamentals is the reason people AREN'T using Ruby