This environment makes it easy to install Ruby’s dependencies (zlib, libyaml, openssl and ffi) and lets users build native extensions. More recently, Microsoft’s Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) has also become a popular way to run Ruby on Windows.
In this article, we will delve into the necessary steps for setting up VisualStudio for Ruby development, tips for increasing productivity, and best practices.
Search for ruby in the VS Code Extension Gallery and install it! By default, the extension provides sensible defaults for developers to get a better experience using Ruby in VisualStudio Code. However, these defaults do not include settings to enable features like formatting or linting.
One can easily configure VSCode for Ruby with some steps mentioned below, but first, let's see what these terms are. Ruby is nothing but a high-level and general-purpose programming language.
I’m trying to compile Ruby on a Windows Machine using VisualStudio 2022. All the topics here seems to for compiling Ruby was for ver 1.x of Ruby and for VS 2005 or older.
Dev containers are an essential piece to the puzzle for creating an effective setup for Ruby on Rails in VS Code. Before their existence, I relied on RubyMine to "talk" to the various containers and keep me sane.
For developers who want to streamline their code editor experience into a near-IDE one, code editors like VisualStudio Code (VS Code) offer extensions to streamline your Ruby experience and your development environment!
It is often used for web development with a range of different frameworks, and for scripting, allowing for fast iterations when building prototypes. This topic goes into detail about setting up and using Ruby within VisualStudio Code, with the Ruby LSP extension.
