Ruby is, in my opinion, the best dynamic interpretive language for learning. Python is also very good, but has some quirks that make it a second choice. Again, a subjective opinion. (Not meaning to start a flame war over coding language.)
I created lists here (in this category) of Ruby learning resources …
Agreed. Right now I just don’t have the time or energy to spend on learning it’s workflow.
And being a programmer, until it has an API for coding, I have less interest.