Re^2: Eclipse locking people into Java?

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Re^3: Eclipse locking people into Java? by gjb (Vicar) on Dec 17, 2004 at 14:38 UTC
I tried it some time ago and used it for a small project. I rather liked it, so EPIC is part of my Eclipse setup. Then again, I never tried another Perl-specific IDE since I usually work with Emacs/bash. You get an outline with the subroutines so that the code is easy to navigate. There's also a list with modules that are used in the file. It is easy to run a file: parameters can be specified and saved for future runs (button click). There's syntax highlighting and on-the-fly syntax checking with errors marked and explained. All in all, EPIC is nice to use, although it still needs a lot of work when compared with the facilities the Java environment offers. Just my 2 cents, -gjb-	[reply]
Re^4: Eclipse locking people into Java? by mat21 (Beadle) on Dec 17, 2004 at 15:14 UTC
thanks! that sounds well. I use Komodo. I will try to compare each other.	[reply]
Re^3: Eclipse locking people into Java? by jimbojones (Friar) on Dec 17, 2004 at 15:39 UTC
Hi I use EPIC for almost all of my Perl coding. I think it's a great piece of work, and it's not even at the 1.0 release yet. The lead programmer for EPIC is very good at responding to community-raised bugs and enhancements. Check out the comments on sourceforge. Komodo is probably more robust, but then again, EPIC/Eclipse doesn't cost $300 - j	[reply]