Using [http://www.perlmonks.org/?node=Perl%20Development%20Tools this PerlMonks comparison table] as a starting point, use this page to develop a dossier on each of our competitors. One section for each editor, with a summary of the editor, it's activity level, the degree to which it competes, a list of the Good Ideas we can adopt/implement/steal from it, and links to any [wiki:Tickets] for the [wiki:Features].


== Eclipse + EPIC ==

 * http://www.eclipse.org/
 * http://www.epic-ide.org/

== Komodo and Komodo Edit ==

 * http://www.activestate.com/komodo/
 * http://www.activestate.com/komodo_edit/
 * http://use.perl.org/~Matts/journal/39063

== Notepad++ == 

== PDL programming and IDE environment (i.e. Matlab and others) ==

The goal is to make the Perl Data Language easy to start with and
use.  Some example packages in the Python world are:

 * http://packages.python.org/spyder/
 * http://www.pythonxy.com/foreword.php

The key is 

 * one-click install
 * instant usability for beginners
 * flexibility
 * extensibility
 * no ceiling on use (that is were the tie-in with Padre for developers is very nice)

== Other ==
 * http://www.darserman.com/Perl/Oasis/
 * http://www.barebones.com/products/TextWrangler/