What Editor Do Rubyists Use?

Well, you've decided to learn Ruby, have you? That's great! Ruby is a wonderful language that aims to make programmers happy. Go for it! As you enter the world of Ruby he goes, you realize, "I need an editor". OK, Google, find me the best Ruby editor.

Holy smoke! There are a ton of editors, each with a community that swears by its features. "Use vim!" "Use Emacs!" "Use TextMate!" "Use Sublime Text!". You recoil in fear....what if you make the wrong choice???

This short story, which likely applied to many Rubyists, I decided to interview established Rubyists their best Ruby editor. If nothing else, this will show which editors are used by more Rubyists, with some data as to why. My hope is that it will serve as a guide for newcomers to Ruby, or possibly even those already working with Ruby, on which editors are popular.

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by Abder-Rahman Ali via SitePoint