Looking for Perl IDE, that has good Perl integration: Syntax Highlighting Autoco
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Looking for Perl IDE, that has good Perl integration:
Syntax Highlighting
Autocomplete (ideally, syntax-aware)
Ability to build function lists and jump to function definition from a function list
Ability to run the Perl script you're editing, straight up.
Ideally, ability to run your Perl script in a debugger with debugging GUI being your editor.
Don't care if the IDE is Perl-purposed or generic one with Perl related plugins.
Preferred environment is Windows but not really a deal-breaker for me.
I already know about UltraEdit, and use that, and it's not bad, but:
its Perl syntax highlighter has issues (if you use a quote anywhere in a comment it will highlight ALL text after that comment as a string, till the next quote).
it doesn't have a way to use the editor as debugger GUI
Its autocomplete is... not very smart or syntax aware.
Tool cost isn't a big factor but if a version of the tool with Perl support costs more than baseline one, please indicate so.
Explanation / Answer
Take a look at Komodo IDE. It has Perl support including a graphical debugger, a regex debugger, and code refactoring. If you don't need the debugging and refactoring capabilities, try Komodo Edit. Komodo Edit is a free version of the Komodo IDE with fewer features.
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