From: Tom Cloyd Date: 2008-04-17T10:54:51+09:00 Subject: Re: ruby execution Jim Cochrane wrote: > On 2008-04-15, Michael Brooks wrote: > >> Jim Cochrane wrote: >> >>> On 2008-04-15, Michael Brooks wrote: >>> >>>> Sumanta Das wrote: >>>> >>>>> can i execute ruby program step by step? >>>>> like c language.....pressing F7... i can debug my program. >>>>> is there any way to do the same? >>>>> thanx >>>>> >>>> Hello Sumanta: >>>> >>>> In addition to the other good suggestions made by others, you may want >>>> to consider purchasing a ruby specific IDE that supports debugging such >>>> as Arachno Ruby: >>>> >>>> http://www.ruby-ide.com/ruby/ruby_ide_and_ruby_editor.php >>>> >>>> Michael >>>> >>> Sorry for the side track, but how good/complete is the Linux version of >>> this IDE (for anyone who knows)? >>> >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> >> Hello Jim: >> >> I can't speak to the Linux version because I've only tried (and >> purchased) the Windows version which is very good. I'm coming from >> Delphi so something like this IDE really eases the shock. The only >> significant thing missing compared to Delphi is a GUI builder but I can >> understand why because there are so many GUI choices for Ruby (I'm >> partial to wxRuby). >> >> Might I suggest you download the 20 day trial of the Linux version of >> Arachno Ruby and try it out. There support is good too... I had some >> really stupid questions during the trial and they politely answered all >> of them. >> > > Thanks, Michael, for the suggestion. I'll consider checking out the > trial version when I've "gotten back into Ruby learning mode". (I > started studying Ruby over a year ago, got sidetracked by a Perl job, > and want to get back into learning Ruby, hopefully soon.) > > > Consider also trying the "community" (free) version - which is full featured - of the Aptana Studio ide - it's a full spectrum Ajax-Rails etc. development environment, which encompasses ruby and ruby debugging etc. It's also java, so it's big (but also obviously cross-platform). I have been using it off and on for some time, and it's very nice. Excellent support from the developers, too - very good forums. Still in development, but definitely far along and quite impressive. t. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tom Cloyd, MS MA, LMHC Private practice Psychotherapist Bellingham, Washington, U.S.A: (360) 920-1226 << tc@tomcloyd.com >> (email) << TomCloyd.com >> (website & psychotherapy weblog) << sleightmind.wordpress.com >> (mental health issues weblog) << directpathdesign.com >> (web site design & consultation) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~