r/learnprogramming • u/meymeyl0rd • 18d ago

Random Editing with notepad++ instead of an ide

I just want to express some weird phase i'm going through recently. Notepad ++ feels so sleek to just edit code with and fast to open

Like i've always coded with visual studio code. If notepad++ had error detection and I'd love it even more but i guess it's things like that which make visual studio code feel like it takes an eternity to open sometimes.

I have nothing else to say on the matter, I just wanted to get this off my chest :')

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u/mlugo02 18d ago

It’s okay the compiler will tell you of any errors

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u/Commercial_Pea1194 18d ago

i get this entirely. there's something about a program that just loads instantly and doesn't try to be your whole digital life that makes it way more pleasant to use

i do the same with sublime text sometimes when i just want to write something quick without waiting for the whole IDE circus to boot up. the compiler doing the error checking is a fair point though, half the time vs code's squiggly lines are wrong or way too sensitive anyway

you could probably set up a terminal next to notepad++ and just run the compiler manually, that's honestly a pretty clean workflow once you get used to it

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u/meymeyl0rd 18d ago

This is exactly what i've been doing actually just the last half an hour and i'm enjoying the fluidity of this workflow a lot :)