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RubyMine vs WebStorm: What are the differences?
RubyMine and WebStorm are both popular Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) used for web development. While both IDEs are developed by JetBrains, they have several key differences that make them unique in their own way. In this comparison, we will explore the key differences between RubyMine and WebStorm.
Supported Languages: One of the main differences between RubyMine and WebStorm lies in the languages they support. RubyMine is primarily designed for Ruby and Rails development, providing robust features specific to the Ruby language. On the other hand, WebStorm is more focused on web technologies like JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
Framework-specific Features: Another significant difference is the presence of framework-specific features. RubyMine offers a wide range of features tailored for Ruby on Rails development. It includes tools for database management, debugging, and scaffolding, among others. In contrast, WebStorm provides better support for JavaScript frameworks like React, Angular, and Vue.js. It offers features such as code completion, refactoring, and debugging specifically designed for these frameworks.
Code Assistance: RubyMine excels in providing code assistance for Ruby developers. It offers powerful auto-complete, code analysis, and error detection for Ruby code. The IDE understands Ruby-specific syntax, conventions, and gems, making development more productive. WebStorm, on the other hand, focuses on providing excellent code assistance for JavaScript. It includes intelligent code completion, error checking, and quick fixes for JavaScript and its frameworks.
Debugging Capabilities: RubyMine offers advanced debugging capabilities, specifically tailored for Ruby and Rails applications. It supports breakpoints, step-by-step debugging, and a comprehensive debugger console. It also allows remote debugging and offers powerful debugging tools for Rails-specific features. While WebStorm also provides debugging capabilities, its focus is primarily on JavaScript debugging, with advanced tools for client-side debugging.
UI and UX: When it comes to user interface and user experience, RubyMine is designed to provide a smooth and intuitive experience for Ruby developers. It offers a clean and organized interface, with various customization options to match individual preferences. WebStorm follows a similar design philosophy but with a more general approach, catering to a wider audience of web developers.
Pricing and Licensing: Finally, there is a difference in the pricing and licensing models of the two IDEs. RubyMine is a commercial IDE and requires a paid license to access all its features. It offers a free trial period but ultimately requires a purchase for continued usage. On the other hand, WebStorm follows a subscription-based model, where users pay a yearly or monthly fee to access the software. It also offers a free trial period but provides a more flexible payment approach.
In Summary, RubyMine is a specialized IDE for Ruby and Rails development, providing extensive features and code assistance specifically tailored for these technologies. WebStorm, on the other hand, is a more versatile IDE focused on web technologies like JavaScript and its frameworks, offering powerful code assistance and debugging capabilities. The choice between the two depends on the specific needs and preferences of the developer.
When I switched to Visual Studio Code 12 months ago from PhpStorm I was in love, it was great. However after using VS Code for a year, I see myself switching back and forth between WebStorm and VS Code. The VS Code plugins are great however I notice Prettier, auto importing of components and linking to the definitions often break, and I have to restart VS Code multiple times a week and sometimes a day.
We use Ruby here so I do like that Visual Studio Code highlights that for me out of the box, with WebStorm I'd need to probably also install RubyMine and have 2 IDE's going at the same time.
Should I stick with Visual Studio Code, or switch to something else? #help
If you're working with both Ruby and JavaScript, buy RubyMine and shut down the other two. It's much better for Ruby than Visual Studio Code is. It can also do everything WebStorm does, if you install the plugins you need from JetBrains, and they all work together nicely.
If you install RubyMine, you shouldn't need WebStorm, as all the functionality of WebStorm appears to be included in RubyMine. (See here: https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/a/132950).
I've used PhpStorm for several years and have never needed to open (or even download) WebStorm for anything front-end or JavaScript related.
I work at the same company as you and I use WebStorm for 99% of my tasks. I also have RubyMine installed and use that when I have to tweak some backend code. I tried using RubyMine for JavaScript but was unhappy with how it felt and I believe that WebStorm is faster because it has less plugins and language extensions running. Summary: Buy and use WebStorm for primary development and keep VS Code around for when you have to touch Ruby.
I've never had much issue running multiple IDEs and generally pick them based on the languages they best support. For front end work where I mainly use TypeScript, I stick heavily with Visual Studio Code. However, for backend work which we do primarily in Python, PyCharm is my go-to editor. The one thing that I do however is I do remap keyboard shortcuts so I get consistent keyboard ability even when I switch IDEs.
JetBrains all the way - my entire team uses PhpStorm and none of us would even consider switching.
The availability of IDEs for other languages along with consistency in environment and keyboard shortcuts is also a godsend, which is the reason I'd also choose Rider over Visual Studio (but also VS for Mac is trash, but I digress...)
Visual Studio Code is a text editor. And this is best option in my opinion. For Ruby, I cannot say how VS Code is good. If you wanna choose IDE, RubyMine should fit your needs. Because IDEs are more compatible with major needs. But text editors are just text editor. You can do same things with also text editors. I recommend to try both VS Code and RubyMine. And you will be able to find which fits better for your needs
So here is the deal man, bottom line you want to write code. All of these tools are built in a mouse-driven world, they are designed not for engineers, but office monkeys. If you want a real workflow that gives you ultimate performance, customization and speed you need to use a modal editor, I suggest NeoVim. Start using it 20% of the time on single file edits, watch youtube videos about it and teach yourself vim gestures. It will infuriate you for 6 weeks, make you cry for another 2 months. But as you use it more, as long as your usage goes over 40% of the time, in 6 months you will understand why most of the world's too engineers use it. Settling on lesser editors out of laziness is exactly the attitude that results in shitty the engineering. Yeah it's hard. You're smart. You do hard things. Once it isn't hard anymore you will blow yourself away at how much more efficiently you edit files.
Also vim keybindings in a mouse driven editor does not cut it. Managing files, buffers and workflow is half of the value of vim/neovim. It is OK if you have to use an IDE (currently I only use an IDE for java development, so I have little choice)
So use VSCode while you teach yourself vim.
If I have to choose one I would go with VS Code; it’s become pretty mature and keeps getting better. If those plugins are creating problems for you then just uninstall them, find an alternative, or make a PR to fix. But at the end of the day these are IDE’s and they are meant to save you time. I would go with whatever helps you develop code faster. If restarting VS code slows you down then make a switch, that personally would annoying the crap out of me. Else maybe it’s a quick restart, not the end of the word, hopefully someone will fix at some point.
If you find something that works and are comfortable with it, stay with it. Changing IDE's and learning their idiosyncrasies takes valuable time away from programming while learning setups and keyboard short cuts. I personally use VS Code for cost and decent multiple language support. I've had issues occasionally with it locking up, but it is under heavy development and continually improving. I have also found it more intuitive for new programmers. ** Having profiles for different languages can reduce the amount of plugins running and issues they can cause.
I usually have both running but do the bulk of my language work in the appropriate JetBrains flavor. One thing to watch out for in VS is that under the hood it is running the tools needed for whatever language you are working with. This is where tools like JetBrains shine. While I am sure you can tune the heck out of what you use in VS, the provides context and clarity...
I'm personally a Visual Studio Code fan. I've used it for both Go and Java. It really depends on the quality and support of the plugins. Typically VS Code doesn't crash as much as a bad plugin causes an unforeseen error. Make sure you stay up to date and look at alternative plugins.
Well you can try for a while MacVim because it is already configured with tons of plugins. My favourite text editors are Sublime Text and TextMate which are lightweight and speedy. My feeling is that JetBrains IDEs are making you brainless.
Are you using the prettier-vscode
VSCode extension or prettier
via prettier-eslint
?
The prettier-vscode
extension recommends you...
Use prettier-eslint
instead of prettier
. Other settings will only be fallbacks in case they could not be inferred from ESLint rules.
An integrated development environment software with huge potential in the future is VS Code. So I would personally say you can use VS code.
Pros of RubyMine
- Productive63
- Ruby on rails50
- Ruby39
- Great UI35
- Version control28
- Rubby Debugger22
- Detecting Code Styles17
- Unit Testing14
- EditorConfig12
- Database Tools9
- RVM as a Remote SDK5
- Debugger Console5
- CSS3 Enhancements4
- Mercurial / Git4
- Free for Education and Training4
- Slim Formatter3
- Inline Variables View2
- Great UX2
- Smart Backspace Indent2
- Easy to use2
- Free for Open-Source Projects2
- Free2
- Go-to-definition actually works2
- Postfix Code Completion2
- Better Code Annotations2
- The run configurations for anything1
- Unit Testing Help1
- Chef Integration1
- Puppet Support1
- Emmet Preview1
- PhoneGap/Cordova/Ionic1
- Scratch Files1
- Log Viewer1
- 50% Discount for Startups1
- Free for Students1
- Free for Teachers1
- Great Community1
Pros of WebStorm
- Intelligent ide187
- Smart development environment128
- Easy js debugging108
- Code inspection97
- Support for the Latest Technologies95
- Created by jetbrains55
- Cross-platform ide53
- Integration36
- Spellchecker30
- Language Mixing/Injection24
- Debugger11
- Local History10
- Web developer can't live without this8
- Fast search7
- Git support7
- Angular.js support6
- Sass autocompletion6
- Better refactoring options5
- FTP5
- There is no need to setup plugins (all from the box)5
- Show color on the border next to hex string in CSS5
- Smart autocompletion5
- JSON Schema5
- Awesome5
- Built-in js debugger5
- Running and debugging Node.js apps remotely5
- Easy to use4
- A modern IDE stuck in the 90s4
- TypeScript support4
- Smart coding assistance for React4
- Node.js integration4
- 1114
- Protractor support out of the box4
- Intelligent4
- Paid but easy to crack4
- Dart support3
- Solid intelligent features3
- Great app3
- Integrated terminal3
- Vagrant and SSH Console3
- Free for students3
- Unused imports inspection3
- Docker intergration3
- Remote Files Syncronization2
- Grate debug tools for React Apps2
- Easier to keep running than eclipse2
- Auto imports1
- Vim support1
- Rename helpers1
- Auto refactoring helpers1
- Less autocompletion1
- GIT partial commits1
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Cons of RubyMine
- Slow2
Cons of WebStorm
- Paid4
- Expensive1