Padre

Padre is a Perl IDE developed by the Perl Community. According to the vendor, it is designed to provide a platform for learning and developing Perl scripts, modules, and distributions. It offers customizable syntax highlighting, syntax checking, refactoring tools, code completion, and other features to support Perl application development. The vendor claims that Padre is suitable for companies of all sizes, from small startups to large enterprises. Professions and industries such as software developers, programmers, web developers, system administrators, IT consultants, and research and development teams are said to benefit from using Padre for their Perl programming needs.

Key Features

Auto-Diff: According to the vendor, Padre supports automatic diffing, allowing users to easily compare changes between different versions of a file.

Auto-Save: Padre has an auto-save feature that automatically saves changes made to a file at regular intervals, which the vendor claims helps prevent data loss in case of unexpected events.

Autocomplete: The vendor states that Padre provides autocomplete functionality, suggesting variables, functions, and methods as users type, with the aim of improving coding efficiency.

Autoindent: Padre automatically indents code based on the programming language's syntax, according to the vendor, ensuring consistent and readable code formatting.

Automated Build and Test: According to the vendor, Padre supports automated build and test processes, allowing developers to easily compile and run their Perl scripts and modules.

Basic Editor Features: Padre includes basic editor features such as copy, paste, undo, redo, find, replace, and text selection, according to the vendor.

Bookmarks: Padre allows users to set bookmarks within their code, according to the vendor, making it easier to navigate and reference specific sections of a file.

Brackets or Brace Matching and Completion: Padre provides bracket and brace matching and completion, according to the vendor, helping users ensure that opening and closing brackets or braces are properly matched.

CPAN Module Installer: According to the vendor, Padre includes a CPAN module installer, allowing users to easily install and manage Perl modules from the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network.

Code Snippets: Padre supports code snippets, according to the vendor, allowing users to insert predefined code templates for common programming tasks.