I think its not an issue of anyone thinking that rails can't do those things. Its just that there are other things out there that are not as thick, which can al

I think its not an issue of anyone thinking that rails can't do those things. Its just that there are other things out there that are not as thick, which can also do restful routing. Unless you're already entrenched in Rails, there isn't much benefit to using it over sinatra or express, which allow you to modularize the other components that you need, while also having a lower barrier to entry. I don't think many Rails developers are abandoning the platform though, so dying probably isn't the right word for it.