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0 pointspjmlp1mo ago0 comments

You are missing what are actually relevant for me, syntax highlighting, tab completion, projects, and plugins.

Notepad has nothing of that.

0 comments

True, I should have said "2 basic key features for me" etc.

YMMV.

bsmith1mo ago

Don't forget regex!

pjmlpOP1mo ago

Yeah, that is also quite good.

Just install VS Code

pjmlpOP1mo ago

Yeah, the only Electron crap that I tolerate.

Try Zed; it's clearly aiming to be VSCode sans Electron in the long run, and it already has quite a lot.

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0 pointspjmlp1mo ago0 comments

You are missing what are actually relevant for me, syntax highlighting, tab completion, projects, and plugins.

Notepad has nothing of that.

True, I should have said "2 basic key features for me" etc.

YMMV.

bsmith1mo ago

Don't forget regex!

pjmlpOP1mo ago

Yeah, that is also quite good.

Just install VS Code

pjmlpOP1mo ago

Yeah, the only Electron crap that I tolerate.

Try Zed; it's clearly aiming to be VSCode sans Electron in the long run, and it already has quite a lot.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse