From: David Vallner <david@...>
Date: 2006-12-18T01:59:00+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby IDE

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Sam Smoot wrote:
> There seems to be some confusion though: You don't compile Ruby. The
> Ruby interpreter executes your source code directly. So other than
> syntax checking, integrated help, and syntax highlighting, an IDE
> doesn't buy you much.=20

Like integrated unit test support.
Project management.
Debugging with source code navigation.
Semantics-aware code templates.

No, not much, unless you actually learn to use one effectively.

> But I don't use class-browsers,
> integrated unit-testing suites, etc. There's a command-line equivilent
> for each of those with Ruby, and they're a lot more convenient than
> learning 5 different ways for 5 different IDEs.=20

Erm. The thing is you pick an IDE, stay with it, and use one way to
consume those things only instead of keeping idiosyncracies of
command-line interfaces in your head.

Also, this is too strongly an issue of personal work patterns to be
preached, and I find it irresponsible to mention that without a big YMMV
disclaimer.

> I can go through that whole cycle in a
> fraction of the time it takes Visual Studio 2005 + Resharper to load on=

> my work computer...
>=20

How often a month do you need to load an IDE again? Twice?

David Vallner



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