Then learn how to use it--it's unclear to me what the issue is. (Noting that Rails plugins are much the same--some work, some don't, some are maintained well,

Then learn how to use it--it's unclear to me what the issue is. (Noting that Rails plugins are much the same--some work, some don't, some are maintained well, some aren't, version conflicts, etc.) Regarding "finding the code" -- Rails is much, much worse in that regard. There is a lot of magic, and functionality can be difficult to locate.