It is a fantastic time to be a web developer and to use Ruby. Ruby on Rails paved the way for modern Web Development, but in doing so highlighted certain shortcomings. Its “kitchen-sink” approach can sometimes be overkill, particularly for small projects, which led to the proliferation and arguably a golden age of Ruby microframeworks. The success of Sinatrashows that there is a genuine demand for it and its ilk, and the number of them is increasing every few months.
