From: Christopher Dicely <cmdicely@...>
Date: 2010-11-20T15:37:02+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby without commandline?

On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 5:11 AM, Peter Parker <cancer10@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello
>
> First of all I am sorry if I am posting this in the wrong sections, mods
> may move this to the correct one.
>
> I come from a PHP background. I have been using frameworks )(Zend,
> cakephp) since years.
>
> I am planning to learn Ruby. I want to make a small project in it but
> was wondering if its possible to make the project without using a
> command line. Every tutorial I read on the internet explains how to run
> your ruby code using command line. In Zend or cakephp, we have the
> option to either use the command line or download the framework library
> from their respective website and start using your favourite IDE and
> start coding.
>
> 1) Is this also possible in Ruby?

Yeah.

>
> 2) Can I download the framework library and start coding using Netbeans
> etc?

Not sure which "framework library" you mean, but you almost certainly can.

>
> 3) Is there any (step-by-step) tutorial available for the same?

Here's a tutorial for Ruby with Netbeans:
http://netbeans.org/kb/docs/ruby/quickstart.html

There's also a link at the end to a Ruby on Rails with Netbeans tutorial.