[ruby-talk:01735] Re: Ruby IDE (like Python's IDLE)

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Yasushi Shoji <[e-mail]>
> From: "Conrad Schneiker" <[e-mail]>
...
> > Has anyone considered (or is anyone working on) a Ruby IDE (integrated
> > development environment), possibly something like Python's IDLE
> > (http://www.python.org/mailman/listinfo/idle-dev)?
...
> in the unix world, people has their own favorite editor, so I'd say IDE
> is good for beginners and business people but not core developers.

What if a Ruby IDE allowed people to use Emacs or Vim as optional editors?

> > Are there any sorts of potential tools somewhere between the extremes of
GUI
> > IDEs and command line that would be useful for Ruby development?
>
> I was thinking something like Eider for Ruby.  or some tool to create
> database front end.  (does VB do for MS Access? i've never have chance
> to use them..)

I don't know about Eider. Can you recommend some good URLs to look at?

> to create those tools, we have to have complete ruby/gtk in the first
> place, IMHO.

I just tried Ruby/gtk for the first time recently, and it is already good
enough for some other things I am working on, but I have no idea of how
Ruby/gtk work is progressing. Any idea of how quickly work is progressing
and how much more there is to do and how long it might take to be reasonably
complete? Hope these are not too many questions. :-)

Anyway, THANKS to everyone who worked on Ruby/gtk!

Conrad