state of ruby 2025
- still mature, battletested, widely used
- active community
- recent updates (hotwire frontend in backend)
- still used by Basecamp, Dribbble, and Fiverr
- source: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/still-worth-building-new-startup-products-using-ruby-rails-2025-nia1c#:~:text=Conclusion,option%20for%20many%20use%20cases.
popular gems 2025
- devise (authentication)
- pundit (authorisation)
- sidekiq (cron)
LSP
- preferred LSP as of november 2024 is Ruby-LSP
- features, support and improvements
- only if ruby <3 fallback to solargraph
- source: https://achris.me/posts/solargraph-vs-ruby-lsp/
main cons
- Performance Limitations
- Declining Popularity
- Front-End Integration
personal hardships
- coffeescript legacy
- version management with rbenv quite unfriendly experience