I feel like I've wasted a lot of time trying to use Ruby and Ruby on Rails. I've used it only for side projects, and I always ended up spending so much time on

I feel like I've wasted a lot of time trying to use Ruby and Ruby on Rails. I've used it only for side projects, and I always ended up spending so much time on setup, getting everything to compile, debugging random things, etc, that I never really felt the productivity gains were worth it. Once it is up and running, Ruby on Rails is great, but I dread the day I have to update or migrate one of my Rails projects... People who use Rails every day seem to really love it (and they know what to do when stuff fails). Everything seems so effortless when you watch an experienced Rails dev. I wish I'd known ahead of time just how much of an investement Rails requires to reap the benefits, and that I shouldn't bother trying to use it for small side projects.