# \[ANN\] Free Ruby In Steel IDE includes free Visual Studio

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-free-ruby-in-steel-ide-includes-free-visual-studio/150236>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [October 6, 2008, 12:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-free-ruby-in-steel-ide-includes-free-visual-studio/150236 "2008-10-06T12:24:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![huw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/e19adc/32.png) [@huw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/huw)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 12:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-free-ruby-in-steel-ide-includes-free-visual-studio/150236/1 "2008-10-06T12:24:57Z")

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Windows users may find this of interest…

SapphireSteel Software today released a free edition of Ruby In Steel,  
the Ruby and Rails IDE for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008.

Ruby In Steel Personal Edition (PE) 2008 provides all the tools needed  
to develop and maintain Ruby or Ruby On Rails projects including syntax  
sensitive customizable code coloring and code folding, coding tools such  
as auto-indenting, code reformatting, bracket and keyword matching and  
integrated consoles to allow users to interact with the Ruby interpreter  
in docked or floating windows. Ruby In Steel PE 2008 even includes a  
free copy of Visual Studio 2008!

Ruby In Steel PE 2008 is available for personal or commercial  
development. It does not require registration and it does not time out.  
It comes with an ‘All-in-One’ installer to allow users to install all  
the software required including: Visual Studio 2008 (‘Shell edition’),  
Ruby, Rails, MySQL and Ruby In Steel. Alternatively, users who already  
own a commercial edition of Visual Studio 2008 may install Ruby In Steel  
into that.

Ruby In Steel PE 2008 provides numerous features for Ruby and Rails  
developers such as:

Code Coloring (Ruby)  
Code Coloring (ERB/RHTML)  
Code Folding (Ruby)  
Code Folding (ERB/RHTML)  
Bracket matching (move cursor)  
Bracket highlighting  
Keyword…end matching (move cursor)  
Block comment/uncomment  
Multi-level undo/redo  
Tabbed (multi-file) editing  
Split-window editing  
Auto Indent/outdent  
Smart Indenting  
Auto end-completion (e.g. auto add ‘end’ after ‘def’)  
Code Reformatting  
Project Management in the Solution Explorer  
Open command prompt in selected directory  
Dockable IRB Console  
Run in integrated interactive console  
Comprehensive PDF User Guide/Manual  
Integrated Help  
All-in-one Installer  
Color schemes/customization  
Supports Ruby 1.8.6 and 1.8.7, Rails 1, Rails 2.1

Download page:  
[http://www.sapphiresteel.com/Ruby-In-Steel-New-Free-Edition](http://www.sapphiresteel.com/Ruby-In-Steel-New-Free-Edition)

best wishes  
Huw C.

SapphireSteel Software  
Ruby and Rails In Visual Studio  
[http://www.sapphiresteel.com](http://www.sapphiresteel.com)

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**Author:** ![huw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/e19adc/32.png) [@huw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/huw)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2008, 4:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-free-ruby-in-steel-ide-includes-free-visual-studio/150236/2 "2008-10-07T16:37:05Z")

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Thanks!!

Cheers

Ilias