# Netbeans support for ruby dropped **URL:** \ **Category:** JRuby\ **Created:** [February 2, 2011, 12:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/netbeans-support-for-ruby-dropped/202587 "2011-02-02T00:55:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 12:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/netbeans-support-for-ruby-dropped/202587/1 "2011-02-02T00:55:58Z")
I noticed today that Netbeans Ruby support is being dropped from version 7 ( [http://netbeans.org/community/news/show/1507.html](http://netbeans.org/community/news/show/1507.html)). I’m going to miss it. What alternatives are recommended? ---
**Author:** ![alexd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@alexd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alexd)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 1:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/netbeans-support-for-ruby-dropped/202587/2 "2011-02-02T01:12:52Z")
I cannot recommend Rubymine enough for Ruby/Rails development in an IDE. It is commercial, but well worth the money, especially since it is running for less than half price right now ($29). It’s consistently maintained, well updated, and absolutely cannot be touched if you are a Windows user. ---
**Author:** ![alexd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@alexd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alexd)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/netbeans-support-for-ruby-dropped/202587/3 "2011-02-02T16:01:14Z")
On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 5:55 PM, Alex D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I noticed today that Netbeans Ruby supportis being droppedfrom version > 7([http://netbeans.org/community/news/show/1507.html](http://netbeans.org/community/news/show/1507.html)). I’m going to miss > it. What alternatives are recommended? I have been talking to Netbeans team about us adopting the project and this is a done deal. Putting together some details and you should see a blog post about this in the next few days. So, if you like using Netbeans dont worry, it will still be an available option in the plugins catalog (not sure about the full Ruby product as an independent download from netbeans site yet). -Tom – blog: [http://blog.enebo.com](http://blog.enebo.com) twitter: tom\_enebo mail: [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![alexd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@alexd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alexd)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 8:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/netbeans-support-for-ruby-dropped/202587/4 "2011-02-05T08:14:34Z")
redcar editor is written in jruby 🙂