I've moved stacks a few times. Here's what works for me. Learning a new stack, is like baking bread. You can't just throw all your ingredients in at once. Y

I've moved stacks a few times. Here's what works for me. Learning a new stack, is like baking bread. You can't just throw all your ingredients in at once. You have to start with a base, and then slowly fold in more as you're kneading the dough. In software concentrate on the core language first. When I moved from .NET to Ruby, learning the language was pretty straight forward. Almost everything I knew in .NET is there in Ruby, just under a new name. I spent a few weeks getting really comfortable there. Then I started learning rails, then i started learning active record etc. Just fold in one framework at a time. After a while you'll have a good skeleton, and then you can start using your previous experience to ask more pointed questions.