emacs-rails vs rinari?

Question

I'm just coming back to rails coding after a long hiatus. I was using rinari previously but noticed that there's a new version of emacs-rails. Is anyone using either? Any preferences for one over the other? What are people using for their rails projects within emacs these days?

Answer 1

The Rails On Emacs Group sees little mention of emacs-rails, but many members are actively using rinari, often (but not always) in conjunction with nXhtml. Having switched from the first version of emacs-rails to rinari, I've been satisfied with its less invasive/totalitarian philosophy. I'm one of the two current rinari committers, and while the development isn't currently very active, one of the list members is working on compatibility with Rails 3 .

Update : rinari works fine with Rails 3, I still use & maintain it myself.

Answer 2

I personally favor rinari. It has a smaller feature set, but it interacts nicely with other modes such as (nxhtml) and it doesn't get in your way. It's also available in ELPA. I'm not sure what new emacs-rails release are you referring to since there has been no activity in its github repo for over an year now. Rinari is still actively developed.