You can try NetBeans, but I'd suggest you NOT to use an IDE. Using an IDE with Ruby does not massively boost your productivity unlike other languages like Java or .NET (Visual Studio is probably one of the best IDEs I've ever used)
In fact, I found that I work much faster with the terminal and an awesome text editor like TextMate for Mac or Sublime Text 2 for Windows/Linux/Mac. Most Ruby on Rails developers start with Agile Web Development with Rails - http://pragprog.com/book/rails4/agile-web-development-with-rails and/or http://ruby.railstutorial.org/ For ruby, there's the Pickaxe book - http://pragprog.com/book/ruby3/programming-ruby-1-9 Most of us just list the gem we want in our Gemfile, and run the `bundle` command to install the gems we need for the app. Rails encourages you to get down and dirty with development, testing and deployment of your app, so GUIs, management consoles like Cpanel, etc are largely not favored by the community. These are just my views and experiences with the Rails ecosystem. YMMV :) Dheeraj Kumar On Monday 27 August 2012 at 8:47 PM, Dheeraj Kumar wrote: > Hi Bruce, > > I can understand the problems you're going through, as I've faced them > myself. They stem from some misconceptions about the language & the > framework. > > Getting started with rails is probably the easiest thing to do out of all the > language stacks available. If you're using OSX or Linux, use > https://github.com/joshfng/railsready on a fresh install of your OS, and > you're set. > > Remember that developing rails on Windows is not that easy, since Ruby runs > best on *nix environments like OSX or Linux. On Windows, Ruby runs on an > emulation layer like Cygwin, which should probably work 90% of the time, but > it's largely unsupported by the rails community. > > > Dheeraj Kumar > > > On Monday 27 August 2012 at 8:37 PM, Bruce Whealton wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > > For some reason, Ruby on Rails is one of the hardest programming > > languages that I’ve ever tried to get up and running with it. I have used > > python, perl, php, java, javascript, etc. > > > > Can someone recommend a good IDE that is free – at this point I need that – > > Please. I have both RadRails, which often gets described as an Eclipse > > Plugin – maybe I should instead just start with Eclipse and install > > > > Ruby on Rails for Eclipse. I also have NetBeans. Can someone recommend an > > IDE for Windows. (and separately if it works in Linux). > > > > I took a course on Lynda.com (http://Lynda.com) on Ruby and then on Ruby on > > Rails and got stuck at the part where I create the first app and then try > > the Webbrick server. > > > > I can work with Ruby. I’d now like to work with Ruby on Rails. > > > > I do have a dedicated server and I can install gems from the > > cpanel. I don’t know how that is at learning Rails. For example, are > > there ways to create a ruby on rails application from the cpanel? > > > > While I am trying to get started with Linux, I would like to be > > able to do this in Windows. The course I am taking is using Windows or > > Mac. I don’t have a mac yet. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Bruce > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > (mailto:[email protected]). > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > (mailto:[email protected]). > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > (mailto:[email protected]). > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > (mailto:[email protected]). > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
