[pm-h] Programmer Editors (was 'January Meeting')

[Robert Boone]

> Quick survey for everyone on the list.
>
> What editor do you use for Perl (or any) programming?

I'm going to do this in the order that I've used them.

1. In 2001 I started using vim. It was the first text editor that I
ever truly enjoyed using.
2. In 2005 I started using TextMate. It had the one thing I was
missing from vim. The ability to script the editor in any language I
wanted. I didn't care for vimscript.
3. 7 months ago I started using emacs. I love elisp. I love the idea
that it's not just a programmer's editor but an editor of any text
based environment.

As far as programing perl goes, any of the above editors work for me.
But vim and emacs edge out textmate just because they can run in
multiple operating systems.

As you can tell I don't really care for IDE's, for me they mostly get
in the way. I would rather build a working environment in an editor
that let me do that in the way I think is best for me.


robert