Yes, just to join the echo chamber for a minute. For someone new to Rails, but not to OOP/web dev/sysadmin, Hartl did a really great job on highlighting how to

Yes, just to join the echo chamber for a minute. For someone new to Rails, but not to OOP/web dev/sysadmin, Hartl did a really great job on highlighting how to work through the many decisions that are already made for you in Rails, but also some nice Ruby tips. He would also be really good about keeping it up to date and adding errata where needed to fix minor inaccuracies. Totally worth the money, from a guy who learned Ruby/Rails from him and Obie Fernandez's book and struck on independent contracting.