From: Curt Hibbs Date: 2003-11-08T02:10:46+09:00 Subject: [ANN] FreeRIDE 0.6.0 Final Released! Version 0.6.0 of FreeRIDE has been released and is available for download! For details and downloads, go to: http://freeride.rubyforge.org/ This is primarily a maintenance release. Lot's of bugs have been fixed and some code refactoring was done to provide a better platform for future development. There were also a number of editing and navigation enhancements. Among the most significant additions were Find & Replace and Code-Folding (see the ChangeLog? for a complete list). you can download FreeRIDE [here]. The Window's version still runs FreeRIDE with its own private copy of Ruby (that will not interfere with your installed version), but this private copy of Ruby is now version 1.8.0. === 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 * Code Folding * 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.