I regularly troll YC news because I've got the entrepreneurial itch that so many share here. I've finally got something to stand up on a stump about, so I thought I'd write a post for once:

I just spent the past year working on a book called The Art of Rails [1] about web application design, coding style, and life cycle in Ruby on Rails. It is aimed for the intermediate Rails developer, but it is really useful for anyone interested in learning about modern thoughts in web application design and picking up a bit of Ruby along the way. The book really tries to appreciate the aesthetic of Ruby, Rails, and the development practices that have come to characterize modern web development.

That's all I have to say; I'll let the book say the rest!

[1] http://www.amazon.com/Art-Rails-Edward-Benson/dp/0470189487?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209652925&sr=8-1

(Edited to fix link)