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		jey on April 24, 2007 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Python or Ruby ? Yes, but Python gained a lot more mindshare in its early years than Ruby. Ruby is only now really gaining popularity, and therefore support.

russ on April 24, 2007 [–]

Part of the reason that Ruby didn't gain that much traction early on was due to the the lack of English documentation.

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