[happycry]

I don't necessarily think that its dying. There was a certain hype around Ruby on Rails for a while, and that hype seems to be on a decline. But by no means does that mean that it isn't being used widely on the web.

As with any framework, once you get really familiar with how it works, you'll enjoy the benefits. If you learn it well enough, you'll be able to take some of the concepts/philosophy from Rails and apply them elsewhere.