I mostly use TextMate (OS X) and GEdit (on Linux), but perhaps 1/4 of the time I use RubyMine because autocompletion and immediate flagging of syntax errors can help.
Ruby editor?
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Re: Ruby editor?
#12Since you said installer I might assume use of windows, take a look at notepad++ (http://notepad-plus-plus.org/)
OS x or linux check out gedit. (http://projects.gnome.org/gedit/ Downloads on right side of front page.) Also available for windows, but notepad++ is a little easier to use if you are used to windows programs.
Re: Ruby editor?
#13My setup on Ubuntu is as follows. I use a drop down terminal called Yakuake. It drops down from the top of my screen when I press F12. From there I can create a ruby document by typing
vim example.rb
You don't have to use or learn all of vims features straight away. I probably use 1% of it but I like it. :w to save, :wq to save and quit.
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#14jedit
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#15You should try http://sublimetext.com It's sort of like textmate but also cross-platform, so in theory you won't have to learn another editor. I'd learn it myself if I wasn't already used to textmate.
I like this editor a lot also. Sublime Text 2 is quite nice. Enables me to use a nice editor across all of the platforms on which I have to develop.
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#16komodoedit is very nice http://www.activestate.com/komodo-edit
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#17From Zed Shaw's "Learn Python the Hard Way": >If a programmer tells you to use vim or emacs, tell them no. These editors are for when you are a better programmer. All you need right now is an editor that lets you put text into a file. We will use gedit because it is simple and the same on all computers. Professional programmers use gedit so it's good enough for you starting out.
gedit with this https://github.com/gmate/gmate
Been suggesting Ubuntu+gedit+gmate to my friends who are starting with programming. It's better than the editor that ships with Windows (most in my geographic region use windows... like 99%).
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#18Vim has good coloring and you can add completion to it. Do you need anything else in an editor?
Thank you, Vim is definitely helpful!