I don't know how many of the other perl monks use notepad to code Perl in Windows (that's what I've been using when I'm not in *NIX), or if they use something else.

Since I started coding in Perl this summer, I've always wondered if there was an IDE designed specifically for Perl.

Fortunately today, I stumbled accross one by fluke. It's called Open Perl IDE. It's open source (MPL), and it looks pretty impressive. The interface has a slight resemblance to (or reminds me of) MS Visual C++, but has better syntax highlighting.

I haven't enough experience with it to write a full review on it, but it looks promising enough. Check it out and see for yourselves. If you've already used it, please share with me your experiences and opinions on it.

In reply to Open Source Perl IDE by staeryatz

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