Personally, I can switch to a browser window, google for a gem, find its docs, and read them online in less time than it takes for ri to return its usually incomplete result or ask for brain-dead disambiguation. Ruby would have a better reputation if ri simply didn't exist.
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Personally, I can switch to a browser window, google for a gem, find its docs, and read them online in less time than it takes for ri to return its usually incomplete result or ask for brain-dead disambiguation. Ruby would have a better reputation if ri simply didn't exist.