New Ruby ShowMeDo: Using and Configuring Ruby’s IRB
In many ways irb is to Ruby what IPython is to Python. Irb is a interactive shell for the Ruby language that allows you to test your code and make sure that you have the syntax and logic correct before it goes into your application.
Eric Lake shows you how to use irb and also how to configure the prompt and enable tab completion. Vote for this video over at dzone.com.