I've been programming ruby on rails apps for about 9 months now and I can tell you that things definitely speed up over time. I still have a few browser windows

I've been programming ruby on rails apps for about 9 months now and I can tell you that things definitely speed up over time. I still have a few browser windows open with the ruby and rails apis ready, and I still make heavy use of google to solve problems quickly. I think it's the little steps that individually don't cost much but on aggregate really slow you down that will steadily disappear and improve your efficiency.