Ten Rails Tips from a Ruby Noobie

	Scaffolding won't write your app for you, otherwise DHH would have called it "foundationing".
	Find inefficiencies using the development log.
	Use :include where possible to minimize the number of db queries.
	Learn SQL, including joins; it will help you to make your queries more efficient.
	Learn to "feel" the presence of helpers and shortcuts -- chances are, if you think there should be one, there probably is one.
	Create models to handle your data. Models aren't just database tables.
	Write a plugin if you think you'll ever use the code in another app or across different controllers and models.
	Instead of just "testing your app," write "tests for your app."
	Learn to use the console. Try out complex code there before you put it in your app.
	Keep http://api.rubyonrails.com in a Firefox tab and turn on "begin finding when you begin typing."

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