Iain Davis wrote: [...] > It does, but it doesn't appeal to the audience that Ed may be thinking > of. That audience is going to be drawn in much more quickly if they > can download a single package that a) includes both ruby and an IDE (a > low-footprint one similar to IDLE will do), b) does not require any > configuration c) does not require installation of other products > either before or after installation of the package to get started. > > That is, I should be able to download, run an installer, click on a > icon, and starting typing ruby code into an editor that can execute > the ruby code. :)
You can do that already. irb comes standard, and you can use any text editor for files. If you want to run scripts, "ruby my_script.rb" will do fine. Where's the problem? > > Python is very accessible that way. I had a professor in college who > is a big fan of Python, he'd use it for teaching in many of his > courses. The ability to download a single installer, run it, and get > going in IDLE made that possible. Again: you can do this already. You already have a text editor and a shell suitable for the purpose. Just as with Python, the only installation necessary is the interpreter and standard library. > > Iain Best, -- Marnen Laibow-Koser http://www.marnen.org [email protected] -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- 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.
