CSC/ECE 517 Fall 2011/ch1 1a lj

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Introduction

In this Wiki, several kinds of IDEs for Ruby language is shown and their features are compared carefully.

What is Ruby

Ruby is a dynamic, open-source and general-purpose object-oriented programming language with a focus on simplicity and productivity. It has an elegant syntax that is natural to read and easy to write. Ruby supports multiple programming paradigms, including functional, object oriented, imperative and reflective. It also has a dynamic type system and automatic memory management. In Ruby, everything is an object. Every bit of information and code can be given their own properties and actions. Ruby is seen as a flexible language, since it allows its users to freely alter its parts. Ruby’s block are also seen as a source of great flexibility. A programmer can attach a closure to any method, describing how that method should act. Unlike many object-oriented languages, Ruby features single inheritance only, on purpose. But Ruby knows the concept of modules (called Categories in Objective-C).

What is an IDE

An integrated development environment (IDE) (also known as integrated design environment, integrated debugging environment or interactive development environment) is an application software that provides comprehensive facilities to computer programmers for software development. [1] An IDE normally consists of:

  • a source code editor
  • a compiler and/or an interpreter (computing)|interpreter
  • build automation tools
  • a debugger

Popular IDEs for Ruby

Eclipse

Eclipse is a multi-language software development environment comprising an integrated development environment (IDE) and an extensible plug-in system. It is written mostly in Java and can be used to develop applications in Java and, by means of various plug-ins, other programming languages including Ada, C, C++, COBOL, Perl, PHP, Python, R, Ruby (including Ruby on Rails framework), Scala, Clojure, Groovy and Scheme. [2]

Aptana RadRails

Aptana RadRails is a Rapid Application Development IDE for the Ruby on Rails framework. The goal of RadRails is to provide Ruby on Rails developers with everything they need to develop, manage, test and deploy their applications. Features include source control, code assist, refactoring, debugging, WEBrick servers, generator wizards, syntax highlighting, data tools, and much more. [3] RadRails is now included as part of Aptana Studio 3. [4]

RubyMine

JetBrains RubyMine IDE provides a comprehensive Ruby code editor aware of dynamic language specifics and delivers smart coding assistance, intelligent code refactoring and code analysis capabilities. Easy project configuration, automatic Ruby Gems management, Rake support. [5]

NetBeans IDE

NetBeans refers to both a platform framework for Java desktop applications, and an integrated development environment (IDE) for developing with Java, JavaScript, PHP, Python, Groovy, C, C++ ,Ruby and others. NetBeans IDE is a free, open-source Integrated Development Environment for software developers. All the tools needed to create professional desktop, enterprise, web, and mobile applications with the Java platform, as well as with C/C++, PHP, JavaScript and Groovy. Noting that in NetBeans IDE 7.0, support for Ruby and Ruby on Rails is no longer available in the standard NetBeans IDE build. [6] In the following comparison we will use NetBeans IDE 6.9.

Comparison of Different IDEs for Ruby

Refactoring

Eclipse RubyMine NetBeans Aptana RadRails
Refactor Support Yes Yes Yes Yes
Rename Yes Yes Yes Yes
Move Yes Yes Yes Yes
Copy No Yes Yes Yes
Change Method Signature Yes Yes Yes Yes
Extract Method Yes Yes Yes Yes
Extract Local Variable Yes Yes Yes Yes
Extract Constant Yes Yes Yes Yes
Inline Yes Yes Yes Yes
Convert Anonymous Class to Nested Yes No Yes Yes
Move Type to New File Yes No Yes Yes
Extract Superclass Yes Yes Yes Yes
Extract Interface Yes Yes Yes Yes
Use Supertype Where Possible Yes Yes No Yes
Push Down Yes Yes Yes Yes
Pull Up Yes Yes Yes Yes
Extract Module Yes Yes Yes Yes
Introduce Parameter Object Yes Yes Yes Yes
Introduce Indirection Yes No No Yes
Introduce Factory Yes No No Yes
Introduce Parameter Yes Yes Yes Yes
Encapsulate Field Yes Yes Yes Yes
Generalize Declared Type Yes No No Yes
Infer Generic Type Arguments Yes Yes No Yes
Safe Delete No Yes Yes Yes

Features

Eclipse RubyMine NetBeans Aptana RadRails
Open Source Commercial Open Source Open Source
Multilingual Ruby Multilingual Ruby
Platform Cross-Platform Cross-Platform Cross-Platform Cross-Platform
Copy Support Multiple Processes Support Multiple Processes Support Multiple Processes Support Multiple Processes
Plug-In Plug-In Supported API Supported Plug-In Supported Plug-In Supported
Others Complicated for new learner;

Support client plug-in

Graphical Ruby Debugger;

Model Dependency Diagram for Ruby on Rails projects;

Code refactorings for Ruby with knowledge about Ruby on Rails specifics;

RSpec, Cucumber, Shoulda & Test::Unit test frameworks support with test-runner GUI

From Version7, NetBeans IDE no longer support Ruby Fast, integrated debugger;

Embedded database navigator and query console;

Snippets and wizards;

Deep support for Ruby;

Ruby code generation: constructors, overrides, templates, accessors

Extract Local Variable Yes Yes Yes Yes

Version Control

Eclipse RubyMine NetBeans Aptana RadRails
Subversion Yes Yes Yes Yes
Git Yes Yes No No
Perforce Yes Yes No No
CVS Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mercurial Yes No Yes No
Clearcase Yes No Yes No
SVN Yes Yes Yes Yes


Shortcuts

Eclipse

Shortcut Description
Subversion Yes Yes Yes Yes
Git Yes Yes No No
Perforce Yes Yes No No
CVS Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mercurial Yes No Yes No
Clearcase Yes No Yes No
SVN Yes Yes Yes Yes

References


[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_development_environment

[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse_(software)

[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RadRails

[4] http://www.aptana.com/products/radrails

[5] http://www.jetbrains.com/ruby/features/index.html

[6] http://netbeans.org/features/index.html