Your first step should actually be to learn Sinatra (http://sinatrarb.com http://sinatrarb.com). It's less "magic", and will help you get your head around what'

Your first step should actually be to learn Sinatra (http://sinatrarb.com http://sinatrarb.com). It's less "magic", and will help you get your head around what's going on. Then, after that, Michael Hartl's free online Rails Tutorial (http://railstutorial.org http://railstutorial.org). Also, although some of the older ones are dated, the screencasts at http://railscasts.com http://railscasts.com are great.