VS is my favorite IDE
When it comes to IDE’s I have tried just about everything there is under the sun and my favorite tool is still VS. However, it amazes me what can be had for FREE these days. Have you ever looked at Aptana? Check it out.
Or what about MonoDevelop (and of course Mono itself)? Ok that might not be so interesting to you, but its still a great effort - especially if you ever wanted to use Linux. Look at all the ISV’s that have built on top of Mono. - including SourceGear one of the most prominent Win/.NET shops in the country. Does Eric Sink know something that we don’t? Probably how to spot a good market for his company I imagine.
Finally, if you are into RoR and haven’t married yourself off to that colossal big fat text editor that attempts to be like TextMate — only better - that’s why its so fat I am sure… after all why else.. right? Or if you aren’t stuck on Eclipse (which is another great IDE that gets tons of love from devs), then do yourself a favor and check out NetBeans. Version 6 -Milestone 10 is what you want. Boy does it look good. Free. As in beer. As opposed to that other IDE that is named after the reptile that bit the former Mr. Sharon Stone. ( ok now the references are getting too deep ).
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