I use Komodo IDE which is the Komodo editor and a pretty good integrated debugger. I'd argue that I'm a pretty good Perl Programmer, but I'm biased. I know that having a good IDE and knowing how to use it can make up for a lot of programmer deficiencies!

One of the most important things about a good IDE is that I can write a few lines of code then very quickly check in the debugger that things are as I expect. That saves a huge amount of time that would otherwise be spent poring over trace output or running the code with pen and paper.

Perl is the programming world's equivalent of English

In reply to Re: Text Editor Qeustion by GrandFather
in thread Text Editor Qeustion by Anonymous Monk

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