Frank,

I think "piece or garbage" is a little harsh for Perl Builder 1.0, although 
I would agree that it was not perfect. I did, however, use it quite a bit.

I was on the beta for Perl Builder 2.0, which has just now been released, 
and I can honestly say that I think this is a great IDE. They were very 
receptive to my suggestions, so it has nearly everything I could ask for.

I am using it full time now for some very extensive development and would 
never consdider going back to the command line.

That is not to say I won't take a look at Visual Perl when it comes out as 
well. I currently use IDEs from both MS and Borland for C++ development, 
depending on the project. The more good tools, the merrier I say....

Best,

Robert Shaw



> From: "Brathwaite, Frank" <Frank_Brathwaite@[...].com>
> To: visualperl@[...].com
> Subject: PerlBuilder
> Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 10:17:00 -0500
> 
> I bought perlbuilder when it first came out and was disappointed in it
> overall. I hope that Visual Perl doesn't disappoint me in the same way.
> The lack of a real IDE for Perl almost makes me want to stop using it
> because it's a nightmare to create heavy duty perl programs without
> one.
> 
> Secondly, I would hope that there is support for perlex and modperl
> built into Visual Perl.
> 
> Thirdly, how about a section of the program really dedicated to the
> process of developing CGIs. Perlbuilder had something like this but
> again, it was a real piece of garbage.
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