This book is aimed at developers who are new to Ruby on Rails, but have some familiarity with the framework and who want to move on from the basic tutorials. In particular, the book is aimed at those who wish to use the unique attributes of Rails to develop and roll out small applications. These applications will be straightforward to develop, easy to roll out, and simple to maintain. The developer will also be provided with guidance in creating a development environment where code can be created, stored, and shared easily.