[Catalyst] IDE/editor

Ash Berlin ash at cpan.org
Tue Nov 14 16:34:31 GMT 2006


catalyst.20.chsg at spamgourmet.com wrote:
> I hesitate to ask this question because it seems to often result in
> some juvenille flame war.  Everyone is different, with different needs
> and preferences.  That's why we have choices.  It's Perl after all,
> right? [grin]
> 
> With that out of the way, what IDE or editor works well for you?
> 
> My default has been VIM since I'm really comfortable in it and can
> edit text really fast with it.  However, as a very visual person, I
> find it cumbersome when having to flip back and forth between all of
> the files.  This is especially true since I'm new to Catalyst and
> don't have everything solidified in my head.
> 
> As a side note, I work on OS X, so any references to Windows-only
> programs won't really be useful but may be for others who come accross
> this thread.
> 
> I'm mostly just interested in what has worked for you (and will take
> everything with that grain of salt), not what is crappy about other
> programs.
> 
> Many thanks in advance,
> 
> Conan.

For vim I use the MiniBuffExplorer plugin and split windows - give you 
tab like interface, and is faster than gvim7's own tabs IMO.

Ash



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