Maybe you haven't noticed it yet, but you're getting a lot done because of those "bone-headed, moronic conventions." And it doesn't have to be a either/or situ

Maybe you haven't noticed it yet, but you're getting a lot done because of those "bone-headed, moronic conventions." And it doesn't have to be a either/or situation with being a technology leader & using Rails. It just frees you to focus on better, higher quality problems to solve. Anyway, welcome to the Rails community.