[ Thanks to smk for this link.
]
“The rise of Merb comes as Ruby itself is on the
ascent, with developer search engine Koders.com claiming that Ruby
is now the fourth-most popular language, following Java, C/C+ and
C#. According to Merb’s supporters, the field’s newest entrant
could prove be the catalyst needed to propel Ruby even further,
enabling it to better challenge traditional enterprise
frameworks.”