One benefit is discoverability. I coded a ton of Ruby/rails back in the day and it was nice to be able to jump into a repl and see what methods were on an objec

One benefit is discoverability. I coded a ton of Ruby/rails back in the day and it was nice to be able to jump into a repl and see what methods were on an object. Also, you could often find the source of the method through the repl. I think a lot of these debates come down to repl development versus ide development. I’ve done a lot of both, but many complaints come down to people on one side not understanding the way the other side works.