I think Rails has a little stigma due to "size" and Ruby is not famous for being the fastest of languages. So if web development move closer to the client the need for a framework to rapidly prototype a web app is probably diminishing.
These days I only maintain a Rails app but most of new web apps are in Python + Flask unless there's a strong reason against it. The reasons being: Flask is nimbler than Rails and I know Python better than I know Ruby.
As @mortoray
said I've never encountered anyone using Ruby without Rails (or a web framework in general) which is probably one of the reasons for its apparent decline. The biggest community has developed around web apps. I myself have only used Ruby with Rails and Cuba. If I have to write backend tools I write them in Python but that's just me.
It's still a great platform though, you can't go wrong with it and for most web apps the "scaling issues" have nothing to do with the programming language. The last great thing is that what you learn through Ruby/Rails can be applied in other platforms.
I don't know. I wouldn't bet on that.
I think Rails has a little stigma due to "size" and Ruby is not famous for being the fastest of languages. So if web development move closer to the client the need for a framework to rapidly prototype a web app is probably diminishing.
These days I only maintain a Rails app but most of new web apps are in Python + Flask unless there's a strong reason against it. The reasons being: Flask is nimbler than Rails and I know Python better than I know Ruby.
As @mortoray said I've never encountered anyone using Ruby without Rails (or a web framework in general) which is probably one of the reasons for its apparent decline. The biggest community has developed around web apps. I myself have only used Ruby with Rails and Cuba. If I have to write backend tools I write them in Python but that's just me.
It's still a great platform though, you can't go wrong with it and for most web apps the "scaling issues" have nothing to do with the programming language. The last great thing is that what you learn through Ruby/Rails can be applied in other platforms.
Why do you think it is dying?
I asked cos there was a debate on going in one of my whatsapp groups about the fact, its gaining popularity