We all learn differently but have you considered looking at actual Rails system as a source of inspiration and guidance? I generally find this the best way to l

We all learn differently but have you considered looking at actual Rails system as a source of inspiration and guidance? I generally find this the best way to learn. There's the RailsCasts site which is open source: https://github.com/ryanb/railscasts https://github.com/ryanb/railscasts And, shameless plug, I'm kinda proud of the code quality for the Mogade server (myself feeling i just did the transition you are seeking to make): https://github.com/mogade/mogade-server https://github.com/mogade/mogade-server