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In my workshop, Understanding Web Architecture Through Ruby on Rails, I will delve straight into web architecture before discussing Rails at all. Here are 5 reasons why:

1. get a fresh perspective on Rails, and a better understanding of how the components of the model-view-controller pattern can fit together in a web framework.
2. strive for coherence and good style at all levels of your application.
3. share meaning with your users by exposing your domain model clearly to your users.
4. learn how to take advantage of HTTP’s functionality and semantics, without spending days combing over RFCs.
5. make applications that are available to agents other than web browsers, like feed readers or 3rd party apps, without duplicating code.