Weblog entry #6 for ajt
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Historically I have not used the KDE IDE tool "Kate" because it was too slow to start and was not that stable. My main general gripe with most IDEs is that they are too slow. For example, Eclipse is very pretty and has lots of features but it takes for ever to start...
As a result I've tended to use GNU nano or Geany for most of my Perl development in the past few years. Since upgrading to KDE4 on my Debian Squeeze box I've found that the new verion of Kate is much faster to start and integrates well with kdesvn.
I think I'll stick with this combination for a while to see if I like it. Perhaps I'll get the long overdue upgrades to my Perl modules out of the door now!
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I'm not really a fan of IDEs, they all seem so slow and "in your face". I want something that starts very quickly and allows me to configure the fonts and colours etc, doesn't get in my way and has just the right balance of features. Tabbed or other similar interface is good.
I think IDEs are very personal so I don't think my opinion is worth much compared with your own experience, however I found it faster than the version from KDE3 and prettier than Geany on my KDE desktop.
To each their own - you'll just have to try things out your self but I do think it's better than before.
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Adam
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