The Ruby app dev language has emerged as a favorite in emerging markets, according to a recent survey that shows more than twice as many developers in emerging IT markets such as China and India use the Ruby language as in North America or Western Europe. Evans Data surveyed 400 application developers and found that in emerging markets and Eastern Europe developers showed a much stronger interest in the use of Ruby.A recent study from Evans Data indicates that more than twice as many
developers in emerging IT markets such as China
and India use
the Ruby language as use it in North America or Western
Europe.
According to the Evans Data Emerging Markets Development Survey, over one in
five developers in the emerging markets of China,
India and Latin
America use Ruby for some of their development work, compared with
only 10 percent in North America or Western
Europe.
Evans Data officials said the study surveyed 400 developers and found that
in the three emerging markets, as well as in Eastern Europe,
developers showed a much stronger interest in the use of Ruby than in more
well-established development regions. Developers in these areas also were more
upbeat about the future of the language. Optimism about Ruby was particularly
strong in India,
though it was also strong in China
and Latin America, Evans Data said.
"Overall, the use of scripting languages is much higher in the emerging
markets versus other major markets we study," said John Andrews, president
and CEO of Evans Data. "This is largely
attributable to the fact that the developer population in the emerging markets
is much younger and is more focused on Web development than other types."
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