I inherited large monolithic body of OO Perl code that needs to be gradually converted to Java (per client request). I know both languages but am rusty on my Perl skills. Are there any tools (Eclipse plugins?) that you folks can recommend to ease the pain?
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See What is your favorite IDE for Perl development?, What’s a good development environment for Perl?, and Are there any free Windows Perl IDE with debugging?
eed3si9n
2009-07-09 22:23:57
No contest. For me it will be EPIC
DroidIn.net
2009-07-09 23:01:15
+5
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Does OO code use Moose? If yes, it is possible to convert class declarations automatically using introspection.
To gradually convert Perl to Java, you can include Java code into Perl program with Inline::Java.
There is Perl on JVM project, maybe it can be used to compile Perl to Java?
Alexandr Ciornii
2009-07-09 22:30:33
+3
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I wouldn't try a direct translation of Perl OO to some other language. The features in the different languages almost demand different architectures. That is, I wouldn't necessarily structure the code in the same way in a dynamic language like Perl as I would in a more static language like Java. It depends on what sort of Perl you are starting with.
brian d foy
2009-07-10 15:50:21
I agree. Basically the way I'm planning it is to use Perl as blueprint and implement functionality gradually by writing Java code that does same thing but with no direct recompilation of Perl to Java
DroidIn.net
2009-07-10 17:05:58