Perl Editors?

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Re: Perl Editors? by bobf (Monsignor) on Apr 11, 2007 at 15:03 UTC
This question comes up from time to time, so there are already quite a few responses archived away on the dusty shelves of the Monastery. You can use Super Search (or Google) to find them. For example, I used Super Search to find nodes that contained "editor" and found these two right away (both written about 1 month ago) (search results): Perl Development Environment - Revisited IDE for perl Update - Here are a few more: IDE\whitespace\Clearcase problems (OT) Wanted: Compact Perl Syntax High-lighting Editor Perl IDE On another note, monks typically frown on soliciting email responses to posts, since that deprives future users of the site the opportunity to learn from your question. HTH	[reply]
Re^2: Perl Editors? by explorer (Chaplain) on Apr 11, 2007 at 23:55 UTC
Also Perl Development Tools	[reply]
Re: Perl Editors? by Old_Gray_Bear (Bishop) on Apr 11, 2007 at 15:33 UTC
I have grown rather attached to Vim. It runs on all three environments I routinely use (Solaris/FreeBSD UNIX, Linux and two different Windows variants). I can set up the same macros and hot-keys in all three environments, so I don't have to remember where I am working on at the moment, just open and edit. ---- I Go Back to Sleep, Now. OGB	[reply]
Re: Perl Editors? by nega (Scribe) on Apr 11, 2007 at 18:45 UTC
For Win32 in no particular order: UltraEdit Komodo VIM XEmacs Emacs Eclipse + EPIC For "unix" in no particular order: Nvi Komodo VIM XEmacs Emacs Eclipse + EPIC	[reply]
Re: Perl Editors? by cdarke (Prior) on Apr 11, 2007 at 15:05 UTC
5.8 version of perlfaq3 lists some Personally I use Textpad.	[reply]
Re^2: Perl Editors? by Tobin Cataldo (Monk) on Apr 11, 2007 at 15:41 UTC
++ You can add on snippets, syntax coloring, et al. Really lightweight solution, loads quickly etc. Of course, it is not an IDE, so no debugger. ActiveState Komodo has a good debugger and you can use it for both Perl and Python. Tobin	[reply]
Re^2: Perl Editors? by Burak (Chaplain) on Apr 11, 2007 at 15:24 UTC
Wow. I was just writing a message like "TextPad is dead, don't use it", but I've checked the site and it looks like they've released v5 after all these years :p I wonder what new features (if any) it has... Btw, I recommend Komodo.	[reply]
Re^3: Perl Editors? by robot_tourist (Hermit) on Apr 12, 2007 at 08:58 UTC
I bought a license for TextEdit 4 a few years back, but although it is fast and nice to have around, I never really loved it. I also switched to OSX at home recentlty and haven't really found a text editor I like, though JEdit comes closest. It is cross-platform and has a few useful plugins for perl, but it works best with a big screen. My MacBook's screen isn't really big enough for it if you a lot of plugins. How can you feel when you're made of steel? I am made of steel. I am the Robot Tourist. Robot Tourist, by Ten Benson	[reply]
Re: Perl Editors? by Mutant (Priest) on Apr 11, 2007 at 15:00 UTC
You can try the EPIC plugin for Eclipse. It adds Perl support. It's pretty good, have been using it for the last few weeks. Not as feature rich as the Java stuff, but lots of nice things (e.g. it picks up syntax errors immediately, and I have developed a heavy reliance on the "outline" to jump around functions/methods within a file).	[reply]
Re: Perl Editors? by cormanaz (Deacon) on Apr 11, 2007 at 15:05 UTC
I use Activestate Komodo. It's a complete IDE. It also has a nice GUI debugger, which I would be totally screwed without. They have windoze/Mac/Linux versions.	[reply]
Re: Perl Editors? by jfluhmann (Scribe) on Apr 11, 2007 at 15:09 UTC
Windows or Linux? I've used PSPad on Windows. If you're still interested in Eclipse (with EPIC), there may be a talk on it at this year's YAPC::NA. We're announcing the schedule on April 30th, so you might check the YAPC::NA 2007 site then.	[reply]
Re: Perl Editors? by ww (Archbishop) on Apr 11, 2007 at 20:53 UTC
`"...best perl editor..."` ??? "best" is what works well for you. Now, I'm prejudiced. I was a big-spender (v 4.95, US$20 then; v5.2, US$30 now) and went for the "pro" version...and I'm also staying in (loose) touch with their folks, from whom came the news that they'll soon (for some unknown value of "soon") upgrade NoteTab's current (PCRE version 7) regex support to a full Perl version. NoteTab already offers a great set of "clips" (plugins/modules/libs, if you prefer one of those labels), including one that will give you syntax highlighting. It's lightweight and quick. So would I recommend anything different? No, not unless an integrated debugger is critical. You have quite a list of choices in responses above this node, but FWIW, remember, for some time at least, changing editors will involve climbing the learning curve, so "best for you" may still be what you're already familiar with.	[reply]
Re: Perl Editors? by johngg (Canon) on Apr 11, 2007 at 15:55 UTC
I always plug nedit when this question comes up. It is easy to use and has a small footprint compared to something like Emacs yet it has enough power to be useful. It has syntax highlighting for many languages and reasonable macro functionality. Especially useful is dragging over text with the middle mouse button (it underscores rather than highlights) and that text is pasted to the cursor position (or over text that has been selected with the left button) as soon as the middle button is released. It can also use regular expressions in Find and Replace operations, including captures (accessed via \1 etc. rather than $1). It is available for most *nix platforms and will also run under Cygwin by all accounts. Cheers, JohnGG	[reply]
Re^2: Perl Editors? by herveus (Prior) on Apr 12, 2007 at 12:54 UTC
Howdy! Yep. It runs find under Cygwin... I'm fond of it in the Windoze and Unix environments (modulo OSX where I use BBedit). yours, Michael	[reply]
Re: Perl Editors? by friedo (Prior) on Apr 11, 2007 at 15:00 UTC
I still like Emacs.	[reply]
Re^2: Perl Editors? by educated_foo (Vicar) on Apr 12, 2007 at 05:47 UTC
Pardon the shameless self-promotion, but... with Sepia! ;)	[reply]
Re: Perl Editors? by Marza (Vicar) on Apr 11, 2007 at 17:47 UTC
I've been happy with Enginsite by Luckasoft	[reply]
Re: Perl Editors? by swampyankee (Parson) on Apr 11, 2007 at 17:05 UTC
Like friedo, I like GNU emacs or xemacs, with some preference for the latter. I also like vim. Editor preference is very subjective, so I would suggest that you use a few and find out which one you like most. emc Insisting on perfect safety is for people who don't have the balls to live in the real world. —Mary Shafer, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center	[reply]


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