After 40 years of being free Microsoft has added a paywall to Notepad
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I guess you're doing it wrong then? Stop parroting memes
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vscodium fixes the privacy anyway. It’s always open so startup times are no issue for me.
I still prefer to keep a stripped down, basic text editor though. Ah well, I’m not on windows so no big deal.
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Gotta squeeze every single cent from every single opportunity, otherwise line might not go up indefinitely.
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Me too! So much so that I have sworn to name my first secretary Kate.
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I heavily use both and this is objectively untrue.
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Used only in cases where everything else is not readily available... Pencil, pen, blood, boogers etc. But the most easily replaceable piece of software. Literally you could just paste into a browser's URL box to do the same job. Lol. There must be some dumb fuck heading Microsoft right now.
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If they made Wordpad generate Markdown instead of RTF (or as well as, but by default) then I'd consider using it. As it is, I already pay for a Jetbrains license, so I just use Fleet. Massive overkill for note-taking, but it's there and it works.
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What do you use instead? Sublime?
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ed is better
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Notepad has long been a testbed for new technology in Windows. This isn't just a sign of enshittification, it's a warning that they want to do more.
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Those are 2 different use case pieces of software . NP++ is an editor while vscode is an IDE
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Install time? Startup time? Useless bloat?
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Sounds like they're slipping cloud based AI assistance into the deal, which is the opposite of what Notepad is "good" for.
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Linux
End of conversation.
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Thanks god that I'm not using windows for 4 years now, and at least notepad++ exists.
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The recent update was the first time in decades they've touched it. How has it 'long been a testbed of new technology' ?
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Clearly this is a controversial statement. I'm team "use what's available and preference tools that get the job done quickly."
I work in several different languages. VSCode has TreeSitter and a bevy slick plug-ins. NP++ does not. I can use VSCode on both Windows and Linux. I will hands down pick VSCode over NP++ every time.
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lol fuck that
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I think that's the start of the conversation. Which Desktop Environment?
