Perl Programming/Editors and IDEs
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[edit] Integrated Development Environments (IDEs)
If you feel up to it, you may want to try using an Integrated Development Environment (IDE). An IDE is a program which provides a workspace for writing and debugging programs. Some programmers find they are more productive with the assistance of an IDE. Using an IDE can also eliminate some of the pain of the command prompt, especially when one lacks experience with the established tools.
Some IDEs for Perl:
In order to use these IDEs, you should be skilled with computers as they will not be covered in this book. It will be assumed that you are using a basic text editor.