At 20:00 03.07.2001 -0500, RL Autry wrote:
>We are very new to programming and especially to Perl.
>We were following this thread closely and only saw a couple
>of replies. Wondering if there are any other editors that would
>do all that is needed for Perl and possibly even C++, Java, Visual Basic, ect
I use a different editor for different languages.
Perl, HTML, JavaScript => EditPlus2 (www.editplus.com) is a great editor
for scripting languages. It features fully customizable auto-complete,
templates, color-coding, project management, etc. etc. It even has a
little ftp function for uploading your scripts. It is not free, but the
trial version is actually a full-blown version that never expires. This
editor is so cool, though, that it's worth the $30 fee.
For C++ and Visual Basic I use M$ Visual Studio, which I like, more or
less. I use it 'cause that's the program the company I work for bought,
and now I'm used to it. I recently gave Borland a look, and I liked what I
saw, though it's tough to switch once you're used to one programs foibles.
>The reason for this is we are actually at the same time trying to decide
>which language is going to give us the most flexibility and power.
You say that like you only want to learn one language :) I use a mixture
of Perl and C++ for the guts of a program, and Visual Basic and
JavaScript/HTML for the interface part, depending on where the program has
to live.
Aaron Craig
Programming
iSoftitler.com
