simple

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

vim and ruby

The standard Ruby-stuff that comes with vim is far from perfect. Better results can be reached using the files from the Vim-Ruby Project. Assuming you already have Gems installed you can easily install them:

gem install vim-ruby --remote
vim-ruby-install.rb

And for extended Rails-support take a look at this page: How To Use Vim With Rails

dynamic window manager

For a long time PapuaWM – an evilwm clone – has been my favourite window manager: minimalistic and a high level of keyboard control. Unfortunately it seems like development has ceased. So when i replaced Windows XP with FreeBSD on my laptop, I found a new window manager: dwm – a managing window manager, that manages your windows in a master and stacking area – letting you focus on doing whatever you are doing, and not wasting time arranging your windows. I really enjoy it!

Link: dynamic window manager