RubyMine 1.0
I just couldn’t resist the price tag of $49. That’s with 50% off coupon code I got from JetBrains when I signed up for beta. So, I got RubyMine 1.0.
I just want to make it clear that the primary reason is NOT the price. As a former Java programmer (that sounds terrible), I used IntelliJ and thought it was the perfect replacement for Visual Studio on MS side. Although in its infancy, RubyMine didn’t disappoint.
RubyMine has all the features you’d expect from an IDE; code completion, code inspection, version control integration, documentation lookup, testing helpers, and etc… The best part is that it runs on my Linux, Windows, and Mac. I only use the Linux version, which took some time to set up.
I still like Komodo Edit and will continue to use TextMate on Mac, but RubyMine really makes my life simpler. The only complain I have is that it takes way too long to start up.
I look forward to future upgrades.
