Is Ruby on Rails windows development considered safe now? [closed]

Question

A few years ago I tried RoR on windows and it was a pain. Even though RailsInstaller existed, lots of problems with packages, modules and stuff that just didn't work properly on Windows.

I'm considering starting with RoR again, and I may use it for a startup web project.

Should I safely develop in my Windows 7 PC or it's better to set up a Linux VM for that?

Answer 1

It is still a pain to run RoR on windows. I strongly disadvise its use.

Few reasons:

1. Installing Ruby is still a pain
2. Installing Ruby on Rails is still a pain
3. Most of the Ruby gems are not compatible

I'm trying to keep objective, but there's this is the truth unfortunately.

I strongly advise you to use a VM running Linux Mint ;)

Answer 2

I was in your place a few years back, installed an Ubuntu VM, and never looked back...