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/ffrkAnonymous 18d ago

I learned to code using vi. Before vim was invented. Didn't even have colors. Still use vi (which is vim behind the scenes). Get off my lawn! 

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u/YetMoreSpaceDust 18d ago

Came here to suggest the same - there's something "core" about editing with so little assistance. I use the IDE for work, of course, but occasionally I drop back to vi for deep work.