From: Steve Tuckner <STUCKNER@...>
Date: 2003-04-28T23:28:31+09:00
Subject: Re: FreeRIDE 0.5.0 Final Release

I just want to be clear about something. Does the integrated debugging
functionality work yet? The Linux version didn't seem to have it. Perhaps it
needs to be turned on?

Once that is working it will be my Linux Ruby IDE of choice (over VIM).

Steve Tuckner

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Curt Hibbs [mailto:curt@hibbs.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 1:46 AM
> To: ruby-talk ML; freeride-announce@nongnu.org
> Subject: ANN: FreeRIDE 0.5.0 Final Release
>
>
> The final release of FreeRIDE version 0.5.0 is available for
> download! For
> details, go to:
>
>    http://www.rubyide.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl
>
>
> === FreeRIDE Overview ===
>
> FreeRIDE aims to be a full-featured, first-class IDE on a par
> with those
> available for other languages, with all the best-of-breed
> features that you
> would expect in a high-end IDE.
>
> Some of FreeRIDE's features include:
>
> * Multi-file editing
> * Syntax highlighting
> * Auto-indenting
> * Source navigation by module, class, method, etc.
> * Integrated debugging
> * Written in Ruby for easy extension
>
> Some planned features include:
> * Full internationalization
> * High-end refactoring support
> * Remote pair programming
>
> In its current state, FreeRIDE cannot yet be called a real
> IDE. What is does
> have is a stable infrastructure with all the working plumbing
> needed for the
> hordes of anxious Ruby developers that want to create plugins
> to extend the
> functionality of FreeRIDE. The FreeRIDE team will be working on such
> FreeRIDE plugins that we will individually release to
> incrementally improve
> the FreeRIDE system. Periodically we will rollup these added
> plugins into
> new releases of FreeRIDE.
>
> Even if you have not officially joined the FreeRIDE team you can still
> create plugins for you own use, share them with others, or
> send them to us
> and we will make them available for download from our project
> wiki. We may
> even ask for your permission to include them in the FreeRIDE core
> distribution.
>
>