Re^2: Best perl editor on Ubuntu/Linux

I don't know what is the best editor for perl, I use emacs in either the old perl-mode or the sepia-mode

"much is about personal preference and habit"

That's exactly the point, with emacs or vim you will need to learn only once, thus if you have several things to do, it's better than pick a bunch of tools and study how to use all

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Re^3: Best perl editor on Ubuntu/Linux by luis.roca (Deacon) on Sep 08, 2011 at 14:26 UTC
"That's exactly the point, with emacs or vim you will need to learn only once, thus if you have several things to do, it's better than pick a bunch of tools and study how to use all" I'm not suggesting to try and master many editors but to simply pick a few the OP thinks they might like, try them out via their tutorials over a weekend and then — yes — pick one. Unless they have that experience of tinkering around they wont know if it's for them. That goes for emacs, vim or any editor. :) "...the adversities born of well-placed thoughts should be considered mercies rather than misfortunes." — Don Quixote	[reply]

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Re^3: Best perl editor on Ubuntu/Linux
by luis.roca (Deacon) on Sep 08, 2011 at 14:26 UTC

"That's exactly the point, with emacs or vim you will need to learn only once, thus if you have several things to do, it's better than pick a bunch of tools and study how to use all"

I'm not suggesting to try and master many editors but to simply pick a few the OP thinks they might like, try them out via their tutorials over a weekend and then — yes — pick one. Unless they have that experience of tinkering around they wont know if it's for them. That goes for emacs, vim or any editor. :)

"...the adversities born of well-placed thoughts should be considered mercies rather than misfortunes." — Don Quixote

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