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List:       ruby-talk
Subject:    Re: ruby IDE's
From:       marc <gmane () auxbuss ! com>
Date:       2009-07-20 19:20:49
Message-ID: h42g21$jmd$1 () ger ! gmane ! org
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Robert Dober wrote:

> On 7/20/09, marc <gmane@auxbuss.com> wrote:
>> Tom Cloyd wrote:

> However I do not want to argue that IDEs do not have their merits, but
> maybe it is worth mentioning that we are hinting a beginner who wants
> to learn Ruby.

I belive that the hinting that something like netbeans gives you is a
huge benefit to beginners; as well as the inbuilt testing. I could go
on.  There are a lot of benefits to a beginner to using an IDE.

I'd certainly recommend Netbeans over gvim or emacs!

>>> I'm an absolute amateur with Ruby, and always will be, I now run from
>>> the command line, and use the ruby-debug gem (not yet available in ruby
>>> 1.9), and am completely pleased with what I can do. I would never go
>>> back to an IDE. I simply don't see any advantage at all.
>>
>> Might I suggest that when you have a lot more experience, and spend more
>> time coding, then the advantages will become very clear.

> So clear that you are assuming we know them?

I assumed nothing, and I have no idea how you incorrectly inferred that.

-- 
Best,
Marc

"Change requires small steps."




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