# IntelliJ IDEA Ruby plugin

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/intellij-idea-ruby-plugin/82887>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 22, 2007, 4:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/intellij-idea-ruby-plugin/82887 "2007-01-22T04:23:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![gavin\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@gavin\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gavin_s)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 4:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/intellij-idea-ruby-plugin/82887/1 "2007-01-22T04:23:49Z")

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I haven’t seen this mentioned in comp.lang.ruby yet, so here goes…

Jetbrains have done their first public release:

[http://www.jetbrains.net/confluence/display/RUBYDEV/Home](http://www.jetbrains.net/confluence/display/RUBYDEV/Home)

Screenshots:

[http://www.jetbrains.net/confluence/display/RUBYDEV/Ruby+Plugin+0.1+Release+Notes](http://www.jetbrains.net/confluence/display/RUBYDEV/Ruby+Plugin+0.1+Release+Notes)

Cheers,  
Gavin

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**Author:** ![gavin\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@gavin\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gavin_s)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2007, 11:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/intellij-idea-ruby-plugin/82887/2 "2007-01-25T11:01:12Z")

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On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 04:20:12 +0100, Gavin S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> Cheers,  
> Gavin

OMGWTFBBQ.

Core JetBrains stuff, not just the usual godawfully slow regexp-based  
syntax highlighting? Woo.

David V.

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**Author:** ![gavin\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@gavin\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gavin_s)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2007, 3:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/intellij-idea-ruby-plugin/82887/3 "2007-01-25T15:35:20Z")

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Gavin S. wrote:

> Jetbrains have done their first public release:  
> [Log In - Confluence](http://www.jetbrains.net/confluence/display/RUBYDEV/Home)  
> Screenshots:  
> [http://www.jetbrains.net/confluence/display/RUBYDEV/Ruby+Plugin+0.1+Release+Notes](http://www.jetbrains.net/confluence/display/RUBYDEV/Ruby+Plugin+0.1+Release+Notes)

God, _run configurations_? Why do they insist on taking something simple  
and making it complicated?

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**Author:** ![gavin\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@gavin\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gavin_s)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2007, 5:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/intellij-idea-ruby-plugin/82887/4 "2007-01-25T17:03:49Z")

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On 1/25/07, Devin M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Gavin S. wrote:
> 
> > Jetbrains have done their first public release:  
> > [Log In - Confluence](http://www.jetbrains.net/confluence/display/RUBYDEV/Home)  
> > Screenshots:  
> > [http://www.jetbrains.net/confluence/display/RUBYDEV/Ruby+Plugin+0.1+Release+Notes](http://www.jetbrains.net/confluence/display/RUBYDEV/Ruby+Plugin+0.1+Release+Notes)
> 
> God, _run configurations_? Why do they insist on taking something simple  
> and making it complicated?

Because its not simple? Last time I checked, there is at least 3-4  
different interpreters for Ruby worth using (classic, YARV, Rubinius  
& JRuby) from an IDEA users perspective. Presumably their command  
line arguments all differ, and Rails adds another dimension to it all.

My experience of IDEAs Run configurations is nothing but positive -  
its defaults are the most sensible you can think of, so all that  
configuration  
is a bit misleading - you rarely have to use it unless you need it.

IDEA is a great tool - the first Java IDE worth a damn, and without it,  
eclipse would have nothing to steal good ideas from. I am certainly  
quite happy to see them adding Ruby support.