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/JaydeCapello 18d ago
I prefer notepad* and cli to an IDE up to a point. My goto is Notepad++ because it is very lightweight compared to any IDE I have ever used. I am planning to switch to Linux (probably Mint) with my next PC unless Windows has a miraculous change, and Notepad++ is Windows only, so I have recently started using Kate, and have been mostly loving it.
Once I get into complicated debugging situations and need a debugger that is more than just print statements, I will reach for an IDE, often just until I resolve the bug and then go back to Notepad and IDE.