Perl Builder is a complete integrated development environment (IDE) for Perl. Key features include a visual editor/debugger that is similar to products such as Visual Basic and Delphi. The CGI Wizard component lets both novices and experienced programmers create powerful scripts visually, without writing code. CGI simulation lets you run, debug, and test scripts on the Windows 95/98/NT/2000 desktop--without the need for a Web server. Output such as Dynamic HTML and automated e-mail messages can be examined visually in the IDE.

Version 2.0 is a major upgrade with a greatly improved editor and dozens of new features and refinements geared toward both professional developers and those just getting started with Perl. The Perl Builder IDE includes all the features you expect in a professional development tool, including color syntax highlighting, automatic indentation, a full-featured debugger with mouseover variable inspection, single step, watches, and data structure dump. Perl Builder 2.0 offers full support for creating CGI scripts, as well as interactive system administration scripts, Perl/TK applications, or general purpose Perl programs.