Amazingly, the answer is in one of the Perl FAQ documents. perlfaq3 provides insight as well as a working web link:

Is there an IDE or Windows Perl Editor?

Perl programs are just plain text, so any editor will do.

If you're on Unix, you already have an IDE--Unix itself. The UNIX philosophy is the philosophy of several small tools that each do one thing and do it well. It's like a carpenter's toolbox.

If you want an IDE, check the following (in alphabetical order, not order of preference):

Eclipse

http://e-p-i-c.sf.net/

The Eclipse Perl Integration Project integrates Perl editing/debugging with Eclipse.

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