i have found a ruby gem called pry. this works most likely bpython. thank you for your suggestion, i will definitely try them. On 6/20/12, Ramachandran V <v.ramcool.ramachandran@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 11:30 AM, manimaran <manimaran990@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> hi, >> is there any lite weight interpreter like bpython for ruby? >> though irb doesn't provide syntax highlighting, auto completion even i >> can't >> get the previously typed lines using up-arrow :( >> >> i don't need ide's like aptana studio, i really need a small ruby >> interpreter with >> syntax highlighting, and auto completion. >> >> is there any application like that? >> >> To my knowledge there is no desktop application for ruby interpreter. > There are some online interpreters though > 1. codepad.org > 2. http://ideone.com/ - has support for more than 40 languages > 3. http://compilr.com/ > 4. https://twitter.com/arkxu/statuses/201820985580728320 > 5. repl.it > 6. http://tryruby.org > > You can try repl.it in your local system. It runs in browser. Hope this > would be useful. > > >> >> > -- > Regards > Ramachandran > Kanchilug Blog : http://kanchilug.wordpress.com To subscribe/unsubscribe kanchilug mailing list : http://kanchilug.wordpress.com/join-mailing-list/