With reference to Aptana terminal tabs for Rails console, server & general command line you wrote:
> I find this nearly useless for Rails. I'd rather use a real terminal > program (on Mac OS, that means iTerm). Care to be more specific? A terminal is only as good as the shell you choose, and how you configure it. Everything else is just "window dressing" so to speak! :-) What Rails command line related activity can you perform in iTerm (or any other for that matter) that you can't in a shell embedded an IDE? > How recently have you used NetBeans? Last week! I just found it too big and bloated for Rails needs compared to Aptana. Those who subscibe to the "an editor is enough" would rightly say the same about Aptana or any other Rails capable IDE. As I made a point of saying at both the beginning and end of my post, the OP needs to try a few out and see what works for him, but since he specifically asked about IDEs. Unfortunately as is often the cae with these subjects, it is already degenerating into a mine is better than yours, IDE vs. Editor, GUI vs Command Line Editor, VI vs EMACS debate, even if not yet an outright flamewar... Matt. On Aug 24, 5:48 pm, Marnen Laibow-Koser <li...@ruby-forum.com> wrote: > MattB wrote: > > You will get lots of opinions, but the only way to know for sure is to > > try them out, and see what works for you. Even then there will be lots > > of features that are not apparent or exposed at first, so you need to > > take a bit of time to get to know them before making a decision. > > > I'm currently using Aptana Studio 3 beta, and really like having > > integrated terminal windows in tabs - I tend to keep one open across > > the bottom for rails console, run rails under a tabbed terminal, and > > keep another around for command line stuff. > > I find this nearly useless for Rails. I'd rather use a real terminal > program (on Mac OS, that means iTerm). > > > It does also have other > > tabs (besides , such as a web browser, but for for viewing a Rails app > > I prefer to use a real browser. > > > Git integration is also done well. > > Haven't used Aptana in a while. I've been very, very impressed with > NetBeans' Git plugin, though. > > > > > RubyMine looks great on the code completion front, and ability to > > cross reference to the source code in gems, and to documentation - I > > wouldn't mind more of that in Aptana, but I'd miss the views too much > > to switch. > > > Komodo is mor eeditor than IDE IMO, but I only gave it a cursory look. > > That is correct. For Rails, that's all you need. (There is a Komodo > IDE, but it's something like $250.) > > > I haven't tried textmate. I found NetBeans slow and clunky. > > How recently have you used NetBeans? Since 6.8 or so it's been an > amazingly good IDE (it certainly *used* to be slow and clunky before > that). I don't recommend it (or any IDE) for Rails, but when you need > an IDE, NetBeans is your best choice. It has far outstripped > Eclipse/Aptana in recent versions. > > > > > Your view, and everyone elses, will differ. Go try some. > > > Matt. > > Best, > -- > Marnen Laibow-Koserhttp://www.marnen.org > mar...@marnen.org > -- > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- 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 rubyonrails-t...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
