I use the latest Netbeans Ruby IDE dev releases, so OS isn't much of a concern. Just for the record though, I use linux with Gnome, Ubuntu 7.10. Your dev envi

I use the latest Netbeans Ruby IDE dev releases, so OS isn't much of a concern. Just for the record though, I use linux with Gnome, Ubuntu 7.10. Your dev environment matters less than having two or more monitors in my opinion, though.