!> Before attending Ruby study groups, please make sure to install the needed tools. You will not be able to participate in the activities without these.
- All platforms (RailsInstaller): http://www.railsinstaller.org/en
- MacOSX (Rails App): http://railsapps.github.io/installrubyonrails-mac.html
Ruby does not require an IDE. You can opt to use one of these as your text editor (or your own choice).
- Sublime Text (all platforms)
!> Warning: Sublime Text shows a popup every hour prompting you to pay if you are using the free version. Please use another editor if you find this annoying.
For more advanced users, you can opt to use these terminal-based editors:
These tools are not required but they make your development environment efficient. It is highly recommended to install them.
Pry is a better IRB alternative. This Ruby console has syntax highlighting for better readability when running code in console.
To install pry, run gem install pry.
Verify installation by running pry.