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Rails is definitely a ton of fun. I have mostly been using it to brush up on and get immediate output from Ruby in a browser window and so far, so good. Adding scaffolding to get a database app up and running in 15 minutes is super cool. Pulling down the scaffolding and replacing it with real code is currently a big leap from having the “magic” do the dirty work for you.

I have been doing a lot of reading in this area of the past several years and here are some of the best resources I have come across so far:

• Infotopia by Cass R. Sunstein
• Convergence Culture by Henry Jenkins
• Smart Mobs by Howard Rheingold
• Wealth of Networks by Yochai Benkler

Of course, you can always check out the patternhunter blog for more up-to-date news in this area.

Rails is definitely a ton of fun. I have mostly been using it to brush up on and get immediate output from Ruby in a browser window and so far, so good. Adding scaffolding to get a database app up and running in 15 minutes is super cool. Pulling down the scaffolding and replacing it with real code is currently a big leap from having the “magic” do the dirty work for you.