# Learning Ruby for SketchUp

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/learning-ruby-for-sketchup/49127>\
**Category:** Ruby API\
**Tags:** ruby, extension, developer\
**Created:** [July 28, 2017, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/learning-ruby-for-sketchup/49127 "2017-07-28T07:59:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![john\_mcclenahan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/john_mcclenahan/32/135377_2.png) [@john\_mcclenahan](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/john_mcclenahan)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2017, 9:51am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/learning-ruby-for-sketchup/49127/5 "2017-07-28T09:51:18Z")

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> [@john\_drivenupthewall](#):
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> then look for an external code editor…

I’ve used Notepad++ with success on Windows, before I switched to an iMac and TextWrangler.

Or you can set up an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) - search this forum for NetBeans, for example - this thread in particular.

> [@Setting Up NetBeans with Sketchup Intellisense, And Debugging](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/setting-up-netbeans-with-sketchup-intellisense-and-debugging/38633):
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> I decided to do a topic on setting up NetBeans for SketchUp/Ruby development with debugging. Steps are similar for Mac and Windows, but where they differ the steps are included for both. 
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> > **1. Install NetBeans**
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> > a. Download and install \<a href="http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html" rel="noopener nofollow ugc"\>Java Platform (JDK)\</a\> [image] b. Download and install \<a href="https://netbeans.org/downloads/index.html" rel=&quo…

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