3 ms·
So why does JRuby never got as much traction as other jvm langs like clojure, scala, groovy? I have heard good things about the ruby syntax, top that you get un
by kul_ 11y ago
So why does JRuby never got as much traction as other jvm langs like clojure, scala, groovy? I have heard good things about the ruby syntax, top that you get unparalleled powers of jvm like gc, cross platform, libs and much more!
- VeejayRampay 11y agoFor the same reason that alternative implementations of Python never got the kind of traction they deserve, because 90% of the gems, libraries and everything are specifically tailored to MRI and it's always harder to play catch up. Also, the strong anti-Java culture in the Ruby community probably didn't help (even though JRuby has nothing to do with Java, or very little).
- pjcabrera 11y agoNothing to do with Java? Really? How did you come to that conclusion?
- vorg 11y agoClojure and Scala are pretty good ideas, being modified versions of two leading programming paradigms, i.e. Lisp and Haskell respectively. Groovy is the most JRuby-like of those choices, and probably has far more traction than JRuby because it uses Java syntax and is more heavily promoted.