Developing in Ruby on Windows
ruby, ruby-on-rails, windows
Solution
Ruby and Rails
- RubyInstaller for Windows
- RubyStack installer for Windows
- Rails
Development Environment
IDEs
- RubyMine
- NetBeans
- Aptana RadRails
Text Editors
- Sublime Text 2
- e (aka TextMate for Windows) (seems to have been abandoned)
- Vim/Ruby
bash Environment
- Cygwin
Source Control
- Git
Helpful Links
- Setting Up Rails Development Environment on Windows XP
- RubyonWindows Blog
- Is Windows a First Class Platform for Ruby?
Related Questions
- Why is ruby so much slower on windows?
- Limitations in running Ruby/Rails on windows
- Will using an IDE with Rails hinder me?
- GUI editor for Ruby in Windows
- What IDE / Editor do you use for Ruby on Windows?
- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/826164/a-definitive-list-of-ides-for-ruby-on-rails
- Ruby On Rails with Windows Vista - Best Setup?
- https://stackoverflow.com/search?q=ruby+on+windows
Problem
I'm starting a new job soon where I'm going to be developing in Ruby and Rails on a Windows machine. I haven't used Windows for years, and the likes of Textmate, Git and Bash, are an integral part of the workflow using a Mac. So, does anybody have any suggestions or recommendations as to the best tools or work strategies to use? Or pitfalls to avoid? In particular, of course, I'm interested in the best text editor. (I'm seriously thinking about taking the opportunity to learn Vim or Emacs, or whatever the Windows ports are called, but any other thoughts would be welcome.) Additionally, any ideas of useful plugins, tools or programs would be appreciated. If you think that I've completely lost my mind, then feel free to tell me too ;-) cheers !