I read/skimmed all comments, lot of people complaining about RoR and the big ball of mud that it creates. Trying to be positive, and some days is really hard, a

I read/skimmed all comments, lot of people complaining about RoR and the big ball of mud that it creates. Trying to be positive, and some days is really hard, anyone has any recommendation to get out of it? I wish I could start small, but got spaghetti code in my hands, when I think I have the tail or head, there's more under.