"Ruby lived fast and died young." How can you say that a language with active development and an active community has "died"? Seems like an odd conclusion to m

"Ruby lived fast and died young." How can you say that a language with active development and an active community has "died"? Seems like an odd conclusion to make, IMHO. And it is really easy to enjoy Ruby without Rails. A friend and I have been doing it for a couple years now.