On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 5:06 PM, dustin tsang <[email protected]>wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 3:51 PM, Robert Walker < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Cyrus Dev wrote: >> > >> > >> > Hello Every one, >> > >> > I am using SciTE Editor which is good for ruby and rails, but I want >> > editor >> > with file browser in that , is any plugin available for it ? >> > >> > thanks >> >> Are you looking for a full-on IDE or just a better text editor? >> >> I use, an highly recommend, TextMate on the Mac. The is something >> similar to it on Windows called the "E Text Editor." >> >> If you are looking for a full-fledged IDE for Ruby take a loot at >> Netbeans 6.5. It seems to be about the best Ruby support I know of in an >> IDE. >> >> People may think it's strange that I really prefer a good text editor >> like TextMate over an IDE. Especially, since I live in an IDE all day >> for my Java "day job." But, Java just isn't practical without an IDE >> these days. >> >> Here are some things I dislike about IDEs: >> >> 1. Most are written in Java. The exception being Xcode, which is the >> only IDE I actually enjoy using. >> 2. IDEs tend to lock you into a single vendor. In our case that's Oracle >> with their JDeveloper IDE. >> 3. I HATE Java programs. >> 4. I REALLY HATE Java programs. >> 5. IDEs have a tendency to make bad assumptions. "Oh!. Here's what I >> think you're trying to do, I'll go ahead and make that edit for you." I >> swear, I spend half my time removing crap that the IDE thinks I want. >> 6. I'm a programmer. I don't need help with programming! What I need is >> help editing text. TextMate is perfect for this because the developers >> spend their time thinking about editing text/code. The built-in text >> editors of most IDE are horrible at editing text. >> 7. JDeveloper startup time ~30 seconds. TextMate Startup time < 1 >> second. >> 8. mate . >> >> This is all a matter of taste, but is probably the primary thing that >> drew me to Ruby on Rails in the first place. A development framework >> that's logical enough to require no IDE is worth it's weight in gold. >> -- >> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. >> >> >> >> > If you enjoy IDEs.and already use Eclipse at work. > Eclipse 3.4 with the Rad Rails plugin is okay to use. > you don't have to learn new keyboard commands. > > Also a replacement for scite that has a file browser is notepad++(windows only), it doesn't have any erb syntax highlighting though. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
