The real problem is programmers that understand how a computer works end-to-end is becoming increasingly rare, and possibly accelerated by the adoption of LLMs.
A lot of them prefer to write Ruby because it is simply the most beautiful language they know of. Technical details are merely a formality expressed in code that borders art.
I was under the impression the industry was collectively moving in that direction, but then bootcamps ushered in a new era of midwit frontend developers hell bent on reinventing the wheel from scratch (poorly).
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
A lot of them prefer to write Ruby because it is simply the most beautiful language they know of. Technical details are merely a formality expressed in code that borders art.
I was under the impression the industry was collectively moving in that direction, but then bootcamps ushered in a new era of midwit frontend developers hell bent on reinventing the wheel from scratch (poorly).