# \[ANN\] Ruby In Steel Text Edition **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [January 7, 2008, 2:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-ruby-in-steel-text-edition/125247 "2008-01-07T14:19:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
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SapphireSteel Software has just launched a new version of Ruby In Steel (The Text Edition) complete with a copy of Visual Studio 2008 for an all-in price of $49. It has Ruby and RHTML/ERb editing and debugging and is hosted in Visual Studio which also includes an HTML designer, JavaScript IntelliSense, a Macro IDE etc. Feature highlights of the Text Edition include: - code colouring/folding (Ruby/ERb) - Auto expand snippets (Ruby/ERb) plus snippet editor - Bracket and keyword matching - Code formatting tools - Integrated debugging with step into/over/ watch variables and ‘drill-down’ - Customization with alternative colour schemes - Integrated command prompt and docked interactive Ruby and IRB consoles - All in one setup program to install Visual Studio, Ruby, Ruby In Steel, Rails and MySQL - Comprehensive documentation and integrated help The principal differences between the Text and the Developer Editions are that only the Developer Edition has full IntelliSense and our ultra-fast ‘Cylon’ debugger (the Text Edition has a slower Ruby-based debugger). You can find out more here: Text Edition Overview [http://www.sapphiresteel.com/Ruby-In-Steel-Text-Edition](http://www.sapphiresteel.com/Ruby-In-Steel-Text-Edition) Feature List [http://www.sapphiresteel.com/spip.php?page=feature-list](http://www.sapphiresteel.com/spip.php?page=feature-list) best wishes Huw C. SapphireSteel Software Ruby and Rails In Visual Studio [http://www.sapphiresteel.com](http://www.sapphiresteel.com)