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Build Perl applications with Eclipse

Use EPIC to build, edit, and develop

Martin Brown (mcb@mcslp.com), Freelance Writer, Consultant
Martin Brown has been a professional writer for more than eight years. He is the author of numerous books and articles across a range of topics. His expertise spans myriad development languages and platforms -- Perl, Python, Java, JavaScript, Basic, Pascal, Modula-2, C, C++, Rebol, Gawk, Shellscript, Windows, Solaris, Linux, BeOS, Mac OS/X and more -- as well as Web programming, systems management and integration. Martin is a regular contributor to ServerWatch.com, LinuxToday.com and IBM developerWorks, and a regular blogger at Computerworld, The Apple Blog and other sites, as well as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Microsoft.

Summary:  The EPIC project lets developers build, edit, and develop Perl-based applications using the Eclipse IDE. In this tutorial, we look at the EPIC plug-in, how it can be used to develop Perl applications, and how it can be integrated into existing development processes.

Date:  17 Jan 2006
Level:  Intermediate
PDF:  A4 and Letter (1586 KB | 31 pages)Get Adobe® Reader®

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  • Perl.com provides information and tutorials on using the Perl language.

  • For help on the basics of using Eclipse, read Get started now with Eclipse.

  • For more details about Eclipse, be sure to visit Eclipse.org.

  • There are some interesting technical articles at the Eclipse Corner.

  • To find out more about events, resources and projects happening in the Eclipse community, check out the Eclipse Corner Developer Community Resources.

  • For insight into the world of Eclipse hackers, check out Planet Eclipse.

  • Visit the developerWorks Open source zone for extensive how-to information, tools, and project updates to help you develop with open source technologies and use them with IBM's products.

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  • The EPIC plug-in is hosted on Sourceforge. You can find downloads for the EPIC system, supporting extensions and software, tutorials, documentation, and the FAQ for the system.

  • Perltidy is used by EPIC to format the code to make it more readable.

  • Eclipse can be obtained at Eclipse.org.

  • Get ActivePerl, an interpreter for Windows (and also now for Linux and Mac OS X).

  • Get PyDev, a plug-in for developing Python applications within Eclipse, which provides similar functionality to EPIC.

  • Innovate your next open source development project with IBM trial software, available for download or on DVD.

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