Ruby&#x27;s got a lot of software that&#x27;s been produced over the years, and one of the risks here is that people burn out on projects and move on. A slow accumulation of dangerous deadwood occurs over time and unless people work to clear the brush it can be catastrophic when problems strike.<p>Consider: ImageMagick and OpenSSL.<p>Newer platforms haven&#x27;t had this problem because they&#x27;ve already broken all their old software (Rust) or because they&#x27;re still changing rapidly enough that new software is still emerging (Swift).<p>It&#x27;s not the community&#x27;s fault. It&#x27;s that it gets harder and harder to keep things clean the longer your language has been around.