# Ruby In Steel Developer For Visual Studio **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [January 29, 2007, 12:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-in-steel-developer-for-visual-studio/83738 "2007-01-29T12:15:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **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:** [January 29, 2007, 12:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-in-steel-developer-for-visual-studio/83738/1 "2007-01-29T12:15:32Z")
SapphireSteel Software today announced the immediate availability of Ruby In Steel Developer - the only professional Ruby programming environment for Microsoft’s Visual Studio 2005. Ruby In Steel Developer includes the ultra-fast ‘Cylon’ debugger. In benchmark tests, Cylon has recorded speeds over 100 (one hundred) times faster than the standard Ruby debugger. Ruby In Steel Developer also has full analytical IntelliSense (not just ‘code completion’) for Ruby and Rails. The software is priced at $249. For a limited period, early adopters will be able to buy at the launch price of $199. There is also a free 30-day Trial version of Ruby In Steel Developer plus a completely free version of the software - Ruby In Steel Personal Edition (PE) - which has a slower debugger and lacks IntelliSense. The Personal Edition is available for unrestricted use and is not time-limited. A complete feature list of both the Developer and Personal Editions can be found on the SapphireSteel Software web site: [http://sapphiresteel.com/spip.php?page=feature-list](http://sapphiresteel.com/spip.php?page=feature-list) best wishes Huw C. [http://www.sapphiresteel.com](http://www.sapphiresteel.com) Ruby P.ming In Visual Studio 2005 ---
**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:** [January 29, 2007, 5:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-in-steel-developer-for-visual-studio/83738/2 "2007-01-29T17:58:20Z")
On 1/29/07, Huw C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > SapphireSteel Software today announced the immediate availability of Ruby > In Steel Developer - the only professional Ruby programming environment for > Microsoft’s Visual Studio 2005. I’ve been using the Personal Edition of this product for a few months now, and if you like editing in Visual Studio, it’s excellent. I downloaded the 30-day trial because I’d really like to see the IntelliSense. So far, so good. The only wrinkle I ran into was the “key.bin” file downloaded must be in the same directory were you unzip the install. If not, the installed throws an exception and fails. Thanks for a cool product - I hope to explore it fully in the month ahead! Justin ---
**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:** [January 29, 2007, 6:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-in-steel-developer-for-visual-studio/83738/3 "2007-01-29T18:45:48Z")
“Justin B.” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote in message news:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid… > On 1/29/07, Huw C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > SapphireSteel Software today announced the immediate availability of > > Ruby > > In Steel Developer - the only professional Ruby programming environment > > for > > Microsoft’s Visual Studio 2005. > > I’ve been using the Personal Edition of this product for a few months > now, and if you like editing in Visual Studio, it’s excellent. Thanks 🙂 > I downloaded the 30-day trial because I’d really like to see the > IntelliSense. So far, so good. The only wrinkle I ran into was the > “key.bin” file downloaded must be in the same directory were you unzip > the install. If not, the installed throws an exception and fails. Yes, the key is needed to activate the setup for te Trial (and developer ) editions. I agree that the installer warn people that this is needed prior to starting (currently we only check for the key a few dialogs in) - that is already on our ToDo list and should be added soon. > Thanks for a cool product - I hope to explore it fully in the month ahead! Please keep in touch. If you have any comments, feel free to drop us an email or pop into the online forum to talk about it. best wishes Huw C. [http://www.sapphiresteel.com](http://www.sapphiresteel.com) Ruby P.ming In Visual Studio 2005