IDE vs. Editor vs. ...
I've played with a lot of different IDEs and editors for ruby and have settled on one for use when I'm on my desktop, and one for use while I'm on my phone or tablet (yes, there are sometimes when I have an idea or 'fix' that needs to be in and I'm not at my computer). After playing with IDEs like Aptana, eclipse, RubyMine, Geany, and some crazy mash ups called CubicTest and Bromine, I found that they all had some benefits (built in debugging, package management, snippets), but mostly had quirks and drawbacks (price, keyboard shortcuts, configurations) that didn't fit with how I wanted to work. Mainly I want something fast, clean, easy to configure to do exactly what I want, and portability to move with me from system to system (some clients won't allow me to bring my own system).
I've played with a lot of different IDEs and editors for ruby and have settled on one for use when I'm on my desktop, and one for use while I'm on my phone or tablet (yes, there are sometimes when I have an idea or 'fix' that needs to be in and I'm not at my computer). After playing with IDEs like Aptana, eclipse, RubyMine, Geany, and some crazy mash ups called CubicTest and Bromine, I found that they all had some benefits (built in debugging, package management, snippets), but mostly had quirks and drawbacks (price, keyboard shortcuts, configurations) that didn't fit with how I wanted to work. Mainly I want something fast, clean, easy to configure to do exactly what I want, and portability to move with me from system to system (some clients won't allow me to bring my own system).
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