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Notepad++ 6.0 Released

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Re: Notepad++ 6.0 Released

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Notepad++ was my first text editor of choice when I decided I wanted to do web development. I've since moved on to VIM, but I'm very glad to hear Notepad++ is still going strong.

Re: Notepad++ 6.0 Released

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post #2

Notepad++ was my first text editor of choice when I decided I wanted to do web development. I've since moved on to VIM, but I'm very glad to hear Notepad++ is still going strong.

Same story here! But I still use Notepad++ for quick tasks that I might otherwise have to spend a few thought cycles on in VIM. Also, I really like Notepad++'s Python Script plugin.

Re: Notepad++ 6.0 Released

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Notepad++ is one of the fastest and the best editors out there.

Products like these show that over a given period of time, people being to notice the subtle differences between the speed of simple things, like the time taken for the context menu to appear, or the drop-down for word completion to appear. This is primarily why my use of IDEs has decreased over time. It just takes a little too long for doing stuff in them, and hinders your natural flow.

By the way, their word completion (Settings -> Preferences -> Backup/Auto-completion -> Word Completion) is simply their killer feature and has spoiled me for any other editors.

Re: Notepad++ 6.0 Released

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post #6

Notepad++ is one of the fastest and the best editors out there. Products like these show that over a given period of time, people being to notice the subtle differences between the speed of simple things, like the time taken for the context menu to appear, or the drop-down for word completion to appear. This is primarily why my use of IDEs has decreased over time. It just takes a little too long for doing stuff in th…

I love Notepad++ but there must be 1000s of awesome features like this that I'm still not aware of. Thanks for the tip.
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