Perl editor recommendation... 7

[nix45]

Perl newbie here...

What do you all use to write your Perl scripts in (both Linux and Windows environments)? I mostly use Linux, but will occasionally write scripts in Windows as well.

In Linux, I use vim and am happy with it, but if there is something better please let me know. With Windows, notepad just doesn't cut it. I just tried a demo of DzSoft Perl Editor (for Windows) and was impressed. I also tried UltraEdit32, which I know is very popular, but I don't see the big deal about it. DzSoft seemed much better.

Thanks,
Chris

 

[1DMF]

P.S. - Excuse my ignorance but what's a PERL IDE ?

 

[tchatzi]

Integrated Development Environment for writing and debugging Perl scripts with any standard Perl distribution.
(kind of visual interface)

Try a few links like these

Open Perl IDE

PerlEdit

PAGE -Perl Application Generator Editor

Visual Perl


``The wise man doesn't give the right answers,
he poses the right questions.''
TIMTOWTDI

 

[1DMF]

Ah - so am I to take it that the IDE only works if PERL is installed ?

 

[MikeLacey]

Yes.

Mike

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[1DMF]

Ok Thanks - Can't use that then :-(

 

[MikeLacey]

DMF - If the IDE you like needs Perl install ActivePerl on your PC, you don't need to run the scripts from there.

Mike

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[icrf]

Nothing production ever runs from my development machine, but I've got all the production tools and many more installed there. Local debugging is often a heck of a lot easier, and when the tools are available at no additional cost, there's hardly a reason not to install them.

________________________________________
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[PaulTEG]

Can't use that then :-(

Y!

cigless ...

 

[chazoid]

I've been using UltraEdit for about 5 years and I love it.. it doesn't appear too fancy at first, but there's a lot under the hood. I do some work on a mainframe, and use the FTP editing function for that since I can't stand working through the terminal emulator. All it really does is automatically ftp the file you're working on to a temp directory, opens it in the editor, then it sends it back up when you save.
I also use Open Perl IDE for some things.. usually just for debugging small snippets of code.
I've used vim a little and I like the concept, but it can be frustrating to learn.. Just takes some patience

 

[MikeLacey]

Here we go - someone's mentioned a variant of the vi editor.

[mike ducks]

Mike

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[ishnid]

Vim sucks - use Emacs!!

Well, somebody had to ...

 

[MikeLacey]

Well ok - but use Emacs for what? You can't use it as a door-stop, and you *certainly* can't use it for editing.

Mike

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[ishnid]

Maybe *you* can't use it for editing ...

... this should probably stop here before it gets nasty

 

[1DMF]

Calm down, calm down, I only resurrected the thread coz I needed a text editor with line numbers. I've used SourceEdit for a few days now and it does the job. I wish you could "Drag 'n' Drop" files from folder to folder within the file browser window but hey it's not that much of a biggie.

But as for people trying to recommend editors such as VI, hmm yeah like i'm going to start developing using a windows text editor such as EDLIN.

This is the 21st century and although I have fond memories of Pac-Man, Space Invaders etc, i'm not about to go boot up my ZX81 or Commodore Vic20 and start using it. (although it's a shame mame.dk has gone!)

I know it's hard and maybe you might need a little councelling but let go, put VI, EDLIN, DOS, PARADOX, etc... back in the box and place in storage, you have to let them go - keep the fond memories, savour the fun and enjoyment they used to give you - but please MOVE ON!

There is a bright new world of GUI out there and it should be embraced!

 

[ishnid]

Don't worry - we weren't being serious.

Seriously though, I personally find it to be an annoyance to have to move my hands from keyboard to mouse in order to drag-and-drop files. My editor of choice actually *is* Emacs (though I do use an IDE for Java), I do all my file management on the CLI (rather than using a graphical file manager) and I hate WYSIWYG word processors that attempt to guess what you're trying to do.

All in all, I suppose I'm pretty old-fashioned for a 24-year-old.

 

[1DMF]

lol - old fashoined for a 24-year old - your practically drawing your pension.

I'm 34 and have had a computer since the early 1980's - i love the new way of doing things.

I miss some of the old ways - which is why i mentioned Paradox, way ahead of its time, blew Easytrieve and DBase out of the water and I still recon it was better than MS Access for many years - even if i've succomed to now using MS Access to front end our SQL Server.

I really didn't want to start learning Pascal when they moved to Delphi.

I used to program REXX in an IBM 4381 DOS VSE mainframe environment and remember spending hours editing DOS autoexec.bat and config.sys files just to squeeze a few extra bytes of free 640k base memory to get certain programs to run and the first thing to go was the mouse driver!

and i still use CTRL + (CVXZFGHPYA) etc.. rather than the long winded way of using a mouse and navigating menus (especially seings as I have Carpol Tunnel Syndrome and that's because of a mouse!).

But to move a file or copy it's still easier to drag and drop while holding CTRL or SHIFT than to type copy and move with commands at a DOS prompt

You really should get out more Isnid, it's wrong to get old before your time!

 

[PaulTEG]

34, bah whippersnapper
--Paul
--37

cigless ...

 

[MikeLacey]

Don't worry - we weren't being serious."

Errmmm yeah, I was only kidding...

Mike

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[KevinADC]

crimminy.... I used to program on freaking punch cards back in the 70's (1970's that is) in high school. We played Star Trek... on a line printer!

I thought being able to store a program on a casette tape was the ultimate in speed and convenience.

 

[chazoid]

wow.. and I thought playing Star Trek on a VAX console in HS was primitive!