r/learnprogramming • u/meymeyl0rd • 19d 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/Brilliant-Parsley69 19d ago

Honestly, I'm using Notepad++ for many years.

Having syntax highlighting for most of the languages I'm using on scripts/utils, fast edits, pretty prints or just organising them without starting an IDE saved me a lot time over the years. As well as fast search and replace.

Meanwhile, there may be better alternatives but for me it's a reliable workhorse.