I read today at Michael Gaffney's Web 2.0 Tech Blog that
I think that most Java developers will find it a great idea, but I doubt it would sell without support for rails because it's Rails that made the huge impact and not Ruby on its own.
The article is here: http://gaffney.wsj2.com/intellijforruby.htm
Sixth & Red River is thinking about developing a Ruby Plugin for IntelliJ but they want to know if anyone will buy it before they commit.
I think that most Java developers will find it a great idea, but I doubt it would sell without support for rails because it's Rails that made the huge impact and not Ruby on its own.
The article is here: http://gaffney.wsj2.com/intellijforruby.htm