You’re going to spend a lot of your time as a developer inside the editor, so it important to use an editor that you’re comfortable & productive with.
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I want to help you choose which Ruby IDE / Editor is right for you!
Alternatives to RubyMine for Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, iPad and more. Filter by license to discover only free or Open Source alternatives. This list contains a total of 19 apps similar to RubyMine. List updated: 8/12/2020 11:39:00 AM. RubyMine IDE for Mac includes a comprehensive Ruby code editor aware of dynamic language specifics. It provides smart coding assistance, intelligent code refactoring, and deep code analysis capabilities. With easy project configuration, automatic Ruby Gems management, Rake support, and built-in consoles, it has everything a Ruby developer needs in a development environment. If you're like me you may have several projects open simultaneously and find Rubymine will use up the default 512-768 and crash. You can change the memory settings from the CLI. Copy the default rubymine.vmoptions file to your personal Preferences directory. Do not edit the files in the application, it will violate the application signature.
You don’t need to stress over this decision, just pick one, give it a try for a few weeks & see how it feels. You can always change your editor later.
Here are a few things to look for:
- What Ruby-related plugins are available to make things easier for you
- Whether the editor is open-source or not
- Built-in features that improve your productivity (like code snippets, auto-complete, clean design that doesn’t get in your way)
All of these editors support Windows, Linux & Mac.
Let’s get started!
Atom Editor
Atom is an open-source code editor from Github. It supports many programming languages including Ruby.
Pros:
- Git integration
- Good support for code snippets (time saver)
- Allows you to run code directly in the editor (with plugins)
Cons:
- Can be slow when opening really big files
VSCode Editor
VSCode is an open-source code editor from Microsoft & it’s based on the same GUI technology as Atom.
Pros:
- Terminal integration
- Debugger integration & other IDE-like features (needs language support via plugins)
- Under active development
Cons:
- Ruby language plugin doesn’t get many updates, but it works ?
RubyMine IDE
RubyMine is a closed-source code editor from JetBrains. It’s the most complete IDE in terms of features, but it’s also not free.
Pros:
- Refactoring support
- Integration with testing frameworks, bundler, rake, terminal, etc.
- Intelligent auto-completion
Cons:
- Closed source
- Can feel “heavy” in terms of performance & UI design
VIM Editor
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VIM (VI iMproved) is an open-source editor that has been around for ages, the most striking characteristic is that it’s terminal based, unlike the other editors which are GUI-based. It has countless plugins that you can install to add new features.
Pros:
- Many keyboard shortcuts & plugins
- You can do everything you need without leaving the terminal & without your mouse
- Powerful editing features (delete inside quotes, regex replace, block selection, etc.)
Cons:
Rubymine For Mac Pro
- Initial setup takes some time (.vimrc file & installing plugins)
Other Editors
While these four editors are what I think the most popular in the Ruby community, there are still others that are worth a mention.
Here’s the list:
- Sublime Text
- Emacs
- Cloud9 (online editor)
Feel free to give these a try.
Personally, I use Atom for most of my Ruby development & writing, for quick edits (like configuration files) I use VIM.
Summary
You have learned about a few Ruby editors that can make your work easier, which one are you going to pick?
Let me know in the comments ?
Thanks for reading!
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Purpose
This article gives the steps to install RubyMine on macOS.
Optional
Rubymine now comes with openJDK bundled.
Install RubyMine
Rubymine For Mac Os
- Download
- Run installer
User File Paths
Configuration Path
Caches
Plugins
Logs
Configure Memory
If you're like me you may have several projects open simultaneously and find Rubymine will use up the default 512-768 and crash. You can change the memory settings from the CLI.
- Copy the default rubymine.vmoptions file to your personal Preferences directory. Do not edit the files in the application, it will violate the application signature.
- Change Ownership of rubymine.vmoptions file
- Edit the rubymine.vmoptions file
- Change the Xmx value to what you want.
- 1 or 2 GB should be good, but to really know I recommend enabling Show memory indicator in settings to see how much memory you're actually using.
- Restart Rubymine
Example
Force JDK Version Used by Rubymine
If you want the IDE to run a specific (maybe newer) installed JDK instead of it's bundled version. This is usually not necessary.
- Create a rubymine.jdk file in your app preferences folder
- Add path to JDK
- Write and Quit
- Restart Rubymine
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