When I refer to VS being better than Komodo, I mean that the overall experience is better. For example, to configure language-specific syntax highlighting is a chore. Configuring more complicated parts of the application are not intuitive and basically cuts out the overall utility of the application(example, the web server configuration environment). I am trying to do Perl development, not be a Komodo Application Specialist.

Another issue I have with Komodo is the application is building my applications. In VS, you are working on a 'Project' and so when you go to build it, it knows where everything is and how to run unit tests and gives compile time warnings for everything and which file it is a problem When you build it.

I would love for Komodo to create a standard CPAN distribution that I can install and 'build' as a project instead of just linking to all the files. I can create shortcuts to run individual commands, but when I using an IDE but that is what the IDE is supposed to do for you.

Another problem I have with Komodo is that is not just a Perl IDE, but PHP, and Python (and probalbly some other stuff as well) as well. While I understand it is trying to broaden its customer base, it does not really shine in comparison with IDE's that are floating around. At best it is just a mediocre experience. It is better than a text editor, but not a drastic change.

I am not a big fan of Microsoft's products, but I just cow-eyed when I see all the stuff that VS has to offer. I think Perl's popularity as a commercial language would drastically pick up if there was a VS-like application for Perl. I mean VS and Microsoft stuff is so popular not because it is a superior product, but because any idiot can turn out something in a few months of time and it does not look like crap. The backend maybe cluster-f**k but since when did most businesses bother looking at the backend code.

In reply to Re^4: Komodo 5.1 versus the others. by Herkum
in thread Komodo 5.1 versus the others. by Steve_BZ

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