# Rubish

14 Hacker News commenters recommended Rubish and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People praise its deep integration with Ruby and its thorough, well-thought-out design. Critics agree it is slow and not lightweight.

## Why people recommend it

- Deep integration with Ruby (2 comments): "this project actually promotes a deep integration with its language of choice" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48246485)) "Perfect way to use method_missing in Ruby." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48250118))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Bash](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bash.md): 171 recommend
- [PowerShell](https://hackerapproved.com/p/powershell.md): 156 recommend
- [fish shell](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fish-shell.md): 97 recommend
- [Nushell](https://hackerapproved.com/p/nushell.md): 92 recommend
- [zsh](https://hackerapproved.com/p/zsh.md): 52 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Rubish", https://hackerapproved.com/p/rubish/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).