Ok, so maybe it came off a little harsh and I apologize for that. I'll try to address your points a little better:
I think you're focusing too much on the negative aspects of there being a lot of plugins and gems out there that are maybe not maintained that well. I run into the same issues all the time, and a lot of times I end up having to patch other people's code or roll my own solutions. But I'd rather there be a lot of someone good choices out there that are written in ruby and save me a ton of time than relying on a company to provide perfect solutions when they feel like it.
Your headline was also a little sensationalist and considering how us rubyists love to preach about the joy of coding in ruby, a little on the trollish side. You can't say that coding in objective-c is as enjoyable as coding in ruby.
Anyways, I hope that explains my reaction a little better.
I think you're focusing too much on the negative aspects of there being a lot of plugins and gems out there that are maybe not maintained that well. I run into the same issues all the time, and a lot of times I end up having to patch other people's code or roll my own solutions. But I'd rather there be a lot of someone good choices out there that are written in ruby and save me a ton of time than relying on a company to provide perfect solutions when they feel like it.
Your headline was also a little sensationalist and considering how us rubyists love to preach about the joy of coding in ruby, a little on the trollish side. You can't say that coding in objective-c is as enjoyable as coding in ruby.
Anyways, I hope that explains my reaction a little better.