RailsConf 2007, Portland, OR, May 17, 2007Â ActiveState, the leading provider oftools and services for dynamic languages, released the latest version of Komodo IDEtoday at RailsConf 2007, introducing unparalleled Ruby and Ruby on Rails support tothe award-winning development environment. Komodo IDE 4.1 is a multi-platform,multi-language IDE for dynamic languages and Ajax technologies, now featuring themost advanced Ruby and Rails editing and debugging available in any developmenttool.
Powerful development framework Ruby on Rails is a popular choice for developersseeking to create sophisticated web applications with ease. Komodo IDE 4.1 extendsthis power and flexibility with state-of-the art debugging, including support forRails controllers and views, and a Ruby interactive shell, available on its own orfrom within debugging sessions. The feature-rich editor guides developers withautocomplete and calltips for Ruby and RHTML, and supports the multi-language andtemplated files common in Rails development. Komodo IDE 4.1 also introduces a Railsproject template for painless project creation. New projects are generated with asingle click, and populated with a host of useful commands for database setup andapplication testing.
"The last major release of Komodo redefined what was possible in a web developmentIDE," says Eric Promislow, senior Komodo developer. "But given the wild popularityof Ruby on Rails, we wanted to do more. Komodo IDE 4.1 is a definitive moment inRails development, introducing more advanced tools and better performance than Railsdevelopers have seen so far. There are new Rails-powered sites appearing every day.Increasingly, we expect those to be developed using Komodo IDE."
Komodo IDE's extensible architecture is another boon for Rails developers. Built onthe Mozilla platform, Komodo IDE features XPI extension support, providing the sameextensibility as Firefox, with all standard Mozilla APIs based on XUL, XBL andXPCOM, plus ActiveState's own for Python and JavaScript. A new Rails-orientedlibrary makes it easy for developers to customize Komodo, add new commands, andshare them with others. Komodo IDE 4.1 includes full macro API documentation,further backed by Ruby tutorials and an active community sharing valuable extensionsthrough ActiveState's community site at community.activestate.com.
As with previous releases, Komodo IDE features intelligent tools for regularexpressions, team development, customization and unparalleled extensibility. Theresult is a powerful coding environment not only for Ruby on Rails, but also CakePHPand client libraries such as the Yahoo! UI Library and Dojo. A single license coversusers across Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Today ActiveState also released the latest iteration of Komodo Edit, a freemulti-platform, multi-language editor for dynamic languages and Ajax technologiesbased on the award-winning Komodo IDE. Both Komodo IDE and Komodo Edit are nowavailable from www.activestate.com.
Komodo IDEKomodo IDE 4 is a powerful, multi-platform, multi-language IDE for end-to-enddevelopmentof dynamic web applications. Komodo IDE makes creating robust web apps fast and easy,with a rich feature set for client-side Ajax technologies such as CSS, HTML,JavaScript andXML, coupled with advanced support for dynamic languages such as Perl, PHP, Python,Ruby and Tcl. Komodo IDE licenses are $295 US for use across Windows, Mac OS X andLinux. Learn more at http://www.activestate.com/kom odo_ide.
Komodo Edit Based on the award-winning Komodo IDE, Komodo Edit is a free, feature-rich editorfor the full range of Komodo-supported dynamic languages (Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby,and Tcl) and platforms (Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows). Like Komodo IDE, Komodo Editalso supports client-side Ajax technologies, including JavaScript, CSS, HTML, andXML. For more information or to download, go to www.activestate.com/komodo_edi t .
About ActiveStateActiveState is the leading provider of tools and services for dynamic languages suchas JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby and Tcl. Millions of developers rely onActiveState's cross-platform, professional development tools, high-quality languagedistributions, and enterprise services. ActiveState is owned by its employees andPender Financial Group, a publicly traded investment company focused on technologyand healthcare sectors in British Columbia. Learn more at www.activestate.com.
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