From: Kevin Smith <kevins14@...>
Date: 2000-12-16T13:24:42+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:7391] Re: Ruby IDE (again)

I'm going to bring up the topic of a Ruby IDE yet again (as I notice it 
>occurs frequently in the archives too). Straight to the point, I want to make 
>one :)
>
>If anyone is currently making one I would like to help in some way If I can. 
>Some features I would like to include in an IDE are:
(snipped great features)

I would love to see a ruby IDE. As a fan of XP, I would love to see 
it grow incrementally. Grand plans for hundreds of features are 
great, but I am most interested in those few features that are 
really critical.

I would start to use a ruby IDE that could:
- Edit source (ideally with syntax highlights, but that could come later)
- Automatically pull in 'require' source files
- Invoke the interpreter against the source with one keystroke

With that as a base, adding class browsing, rubyunit, refactoring 
abilities, plugins, etc. shouldn't be that hard. There are probably 
a couple other "must-have" features, but I can't think of them. My 
philosophy is to start small, and let it grow.

I would contribute to this project, if it is done in a language I 
can work with. Good luck!

Kevin