Re:Ask HN: Does anyone use an IDE for Rails? Which one is best?
by CameronHickey on Monday October 03, 2011 @07:48AM
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I've tried to use every IDE out there -- from Aptana RadRails to NetBeans, and RubyMine. After lots of frustration and headache, I've gone back to using the command line and TextMate. I actually think that TextMate while not "Integrated" with every aspect of development, has the two key features you really need -- code completion and syntax highlighting.
This isn't a code-maniac purist perspective either -- I really wanted to use an IDE and tried hard, but between the setup/dependences of the application, or the tricky integration with git, or the lack of visual CSS support, then something else (usually version incompatibility) would end up biting me every time I tried.
To answer your actual questions:
Maybe, maybe, yes, YES.
To answer the implied question: "Will an IDE help me develop a Rails app more easily?" IMO, probably not.
This isn't a code-maniac purist perspective either -- I really wanted to use an IDE and tried hard, but between the setup/dependences of the application, or the tricky integration with git, or the lack of visual CSS support, then something else (usually version incompatibility) would end up biting me every time I tried.
To answer your actual questions:
Maybe, maybe, yes, YES.
To answer the implied question: "Will an IDE help me develop a Rails app more easily?" IMO, probably not.
Use TextMate, http://adventuresincoding.com/2010/05/10-textmate-bundlesplu..., CSSEdit (for instant visual feedback on CSS editing), and Guard+Spork for automating testing http://railscasts.com/episodes/285-spork