Question: Does anyone know if there is an extension or plugin for Visual Studio ( any version ) that will recognize Perl syntax highlighting? I want to edit the Perl files in my vs projects, but it gets hard to read sometimes. Thanks.

Answer: 
[Komodo Edit](http://www.activestate.com/komodo-edit) is quite nice, and free. code folding and other good stuff.
A workaround for Visual Studio desktop version is to use C++ syntax highlighting.

* Go to Options -> Text Editor -> File Extension
* Enter extension "pl" (no dot)
* Assign it to "Microsoft Visual C++"
* Click "Add"

If necessary, repeat the same steps for "cgi" extension.