I think that if you're using Java you might as well get some benefit out of the static typing- use an IDE that can put it to good use for source navigation. I'

I think that if you're using Java you might as well get some benefit out of the static typing- use an IDE that can put it to good use for source navigation. I'm a long-time Java programmer who's spoiled by tools like Intellij, and I cry every time I want to delve into a Ruby library that my code uses, but can't do so because the editor (even Intellij/RubyMine) can't find it. Oh, you want to jump into the "foo.open()" method? Here are 58 choices- pick the one that looks like it might be the one you want.