Projects may include supported VS file
types: HTML, text, CSS, XML etc.
file properties (args, flags etc.)
Import existing Ruby or Rails projects
Convert (in Place) Ruby or Rails projects
Configuration-dependent Property Pages
Productivity Tools
IntelliSense Librarian
Dockable/configurable Rake Window
Dockable Generate Script-Builder
Dockable rails Console
Dockable Script Console
Dockable IRB Console
Ruby and Rails toolbars
Start server Button
Run in popup command window
Run in integrated interactive console
Tabbed/docked/floating windows
Build to find syntax errors
Click message to locate syntax error
Comprehensive PDF User Guide/Manual
Extra PDF guides and Tutorials
Integrated Help
Ruby Snippet Library
Ruby Snippet Editor
Auto-expand snippets
Auto-surround snippets
Separate Ruby/RAILS (ERb) Snippets
.NET/Ruby ConnecTOR Component
All-in-one Installer
Go To Definition
Syntax error indicators (‘squigglies’)
Ruby/Rails Macro Library
Ruby Explorer code navigator
TODO/User Comment ListS
Dockable Context-sensitive RDOC Window
Other Features
HTML Visual Designer
HTML Code Coloring
HTML Code Completion
HTML DOM Document Outline
JavaScript Code Coloring
JavaScript IntelliSense
CSS Coloring
CSS Code Completion
CSS Document Outline
Macros IDE
All-in-One Installer
Color schemes/customization
Supported Platforms/Runtimes
Visual Studio 2008
Visual Studio 2005
Standard Ruby 1.8.6 and 1.8.7 (*)
Ruby 1.9.1 (*)
JRuby 1.4 (*)
IronRuby (alpha only)
Rails 1
Rails 2.x
* Ruby In Steel Developer 1.5 supports Ruby 1.8.x, 1.9.1 and JRuby 1.4 for editing and running. Integrated debugging is provided for Ruby 1.8.x and JRuby 1.4.