I'm about to get used to work with Java in Android Studio. The great thing there is that everything is strongly declared. So when I type MyClass.someme..., the IDE offers me advanced code autocompletion features. The development is rapid and pleasantly.
But then I wanted to learn RubyOnRails. I'm in love with JetBrains products and so I've installed RubyMine on my Windows machine.
Despite of a bag of problems with Windows enviroment, I was confused with not-so-well working code completion. Even if the method is known by the IDE (it can be found by Ctrl+B combination), it does not offer it in popup menu (discover the picture).
Function from railstutorial.org:
# SomeControllerHelper.rb
# Redirects to stored location (or to the default)
def redirect_back_or (default)
redirect_to(session[:forwarding_url] || default)
session.delete(:forwarding_url)
end
Is there any way to fix this problem? Are there any better IDEs with really smart code completion?
Although, RubyMine doesn't work for ALL code completion all the time due to the dynamic nature of Ruby. But, I still find it the BEST Ruby IDE for code completion, method navigation, searching features.
Here is a screenshot to show you how to configure RubyMine for Code Completion:
Here is a good tutorial by Justin Gordon which shows some awesome features of RubyMine which may interest you.
I don't know any other Ruby IDE that has smarter code completion than RubyMine. In fact, a vast majority of Ruby programmers doesn't even use an IDE, rather they use a Text Editor!
Here are couple of short sitepoint articles that would give you more insights: