[joshmn]

Depends:

* Do you like to be able to build things fast?

* Do you prefer not having to reinvent the wheel?

* Do you care if it's not the new hotness?

If you answered no to any of those, run away! Rails is mature-ish. It's boring now. Its ecosystem is stable. Your sanity won't be tested.

Reads...

* Michael Hartl's Rails Tutorial is probably the book you'll want to read to get a simple grasp on Rails (it can be overwhelming).

* 99 Bootles, POODR (Sandi Metz)

* some RSpec book

* Finish it off with https://rebuilding-rails.com/

[adetrest]

Is "rebuilding rails" still relevant? The website has a 2010-ish design vibe and it seems to talk about rails 3 being cutting age while we're now at rails 5. One image has (c) 2012.

Didnt know about the book, so I'm interested, but I can't tell if it's worth buying because of the above.

[joshmn]

It's very much still relevant. It won't give you very low-level details but it'll explain a lot of the metaprogramming (others call it magic) that Rails has.

[GavinMcG]

Your third question should be inverted: if you do care that it's not the new hotness, run away. I think you meant something like "Is it okay that it's not the new hotness?"

[bizkitgto]

Thanks for the recommendations!