Some initial docs

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diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb
index d2ab098885..7907191c74 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ module Rails
     end
   end
 
+  # The application builder allows you to override elements of the application
+  # generator without being forced to reverse the operations of the default
+  # generator.
+  #
+  # This allows you to override entire operations, like the creation of the
+  # Gemfile, README, or javascript files, without needing to know exactly
+  # what those operations do so you can create another template action.
   class AppBuilder
     def rakefile
       template "Rakefile"