This was exactly my experience. I struggled building with Rails, and every day was an uphill battle trying to learn the machinery. I switched to Node, and feel

This was exactly my experience. I struggled building with Rails, and every day was an uphill battle trying to learn the machinery. I switched to Node, and feel my better. My structure isn't nearly as pretty, optimal, or efficient now, but I'm actually learning the base concepts and understanding what I'm doing.