[jimeuxx]

I'd be interested to know what "less magical" things the author went on to pick up within less than a week to become more productive. CakePHP, Yii, Symfony 2? It seems a little bit too convenient to leave this part out.

I've tried a number of different frameworks, but despite having the same experience with Hartl's book, Rails has been the easiest for me all round. The amount of resources available to learn and find support are unparalleled.

What use somebody's thoughts are about the first time they read a piece of code 'without any context' is beyond me.