# \[ANN\] Ruby In Steel 1.1.5 - Rails extras/ VS2008 beta **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [October 22, 2007, 11:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-ruby-in-steel-1-1-5-rails-extras-vs2008-beta/196497 "2007-10-22T11:29:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**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 22, 2007, 11:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-ruby-in-steel-1-1-5-rails-extras-vs2008-beta/196497/1 "2007-10-22T11:29:44Z")
Ruby In Steel 1.1.5 SapphireSteel Software has today released Ruby In Steel Developer 1.1.5. The biggest single upgrade to the software since the release of version 1.0 in January 2007, the new edition has hugely improved analytical code completion (IntelliSense) for Rails, the ability to debug both ‘pure Ruby’ code files and ‘embedded Ruby’ (in RHTML templates) using the ultra-fast Cylon debugger, with full ‘drill-down’ capabilities to look inside arrays, hashes and complex objects; plus numerous editing and debugging enhancements throughout the system. The first public beta of Ruby In Steel For Visual Studio 2008 has also been released. Ruby In Steel 1.1.5 is a free upgrade to registered users. There are also a 30-day evaluation versions of both the shipping version of the software (for VS2005) and the beta version (for VS2008). Download from: [http://www.sapphiresteel.com/Steel-Download-and-Change-Log](http://www.sapphiresteel.com/Steel-Download-and-Change-Log) # ==================== Major New Features - Greatly improved Rails IntelliSense - Tabbed (Common/All) code completion lists show members of a specific class or of the entire class hierarchy - Optionally omit ancestor classes from code completion - Optionally provide IntelliSense while debugging - Docked Rails Console - Docked IRB Console - Docked Script Console - Docked context-sensitive RDOC window - ERb (RHTML) auto-expand and auto-surround Snippets with ‘edit points’ - Collapsible user-defined Regions (in addition to the existing syntax-sensitive code-folding) - ‘Virtual Space’ editing support - Choose Debug/Run Ruby targets (interpreters/compilers) to switch between interpreters/compilers - Ruby Connector .NET component (connect VB, C# etc. to Ruby) or design visual front-ends with the VS form designer - Optional keyword…end completion - Optional auto-format code after ‘end’ - Quick navigate between Controller/View in Rails - Debug into embedded Ruby (RHTML) More details here: [http://www.sapphiresteel.com/Ruby-In-Steel-Developer-Overview](http://www.sapphiresteel.com/Ruby-In-Steel-Developer-Overview) Ruby In Steel is integrated at the deepest level into Microsoft’s Visual Studio (i.e. it is not a ‘plug-in’). Minimum Requirements: Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition or above; Windows XP (service pack 2) or Vista. Support for Visual Studio 2008 is available for beta versions of VS 2008. Full support will be provided when the final version of VS 2008 is released. Best wishes Huw C. (Technology Director) SapphireSteel Software Ruby and Rails Development for Visual Studio [http://www.sapphiresteel.com](http://www.sapphiresteel.com)