> You said you like IDEs because of global search and replace > capabilities; you seemed to be implying that other editors couldn't do > that.
To seem to an to actually do are different things. > But you yourself have just admitted that you don't know much about text > editors, so how can you effectively draw comparisons between them and > IDEs? I still fail to see where I compared editors and IDEs although I understand that maybe by mentioning both in the same paragraph might have led you to believe I was if I was not very clear in my intention. > Or did you mean something else entirely? I meant what I said, no more no less. I just think you read a little too much in it or I wasn't clear enough. > > Still better to have a computer that helps you and saves you time than > > doing the searching, etc. by hand, IMHO. Things might not be perfect > > but can save you time. > > And you don't need an IDE for that. Of course not, the same way that I don't need an airplane to go from NY to LA but it just might make things a little easier. If I have a tool that already provides the functionality (or close) that I need, why not use it? -- 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.

