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Running rails on windows 10 (finally got it to load up), new to the programming world. Building my 1st web app. Should I be running rails thru an IDE (cloud 9, RubyMine) or some other virtual machine?? Any insight would be appreciated

KingD
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  • I'm assuming by virtual machine you are talking about something like virtualbox. It's largely a matter of opinion on what tool you use, IDE vs. an editor and terminal. Depending on what tutorial, resource, or other way you try to learn will have opinions. – Marc K Mar 09 '16 at 23:44
  • If you use Cloud9, you won't need to install Ruby / Rails on Windows. Cloud9 creates a Ubuntu machine for you which you can use to develop on. (Full Disclosure: I work at Cloud9) – Mutahhir Mar 10 '16 at 05:38
  • Thanks guys, I'm looking into cloud9 now. – KingD Mar 10 '16 at 17:55

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Don't develop Rails apps on Windows, you will be in for a world of hurt. (Well, to be fair, a world of having to find your way around compatibility issues, which you can probably avoid from the outset.)

Get a virtual machine provider like VirtualBox or VMWare, find a Ubuntu VM somewhere, and get it running on that instead.

For IDEs, I used to like RubyMine, but it's quite memory-hungry; these days I tend to use Sublime Text and run commands in a terminal.

PJSCopeland
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  • Thanks a million, I have been reading up on the windows issues and all have been negative. i'll set up a VM instead. – KingD Mar 10 '16 at 17:54