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VSCode is gigantic and complicated and only really useful to developers anyway. It does not really overlap with notepad. Notepad++ is almost simple enough to re

by PeCaN 7y ago

VSCode is gigantic and complicated and only really useful to developers anyway. It does not really overlap with notepad. Notepad++ is almost simple enough to replace notepad. (Personally it's still too complex to replace notepad for me but I know it does for some people.)

reitanqild 7y ago
In a world where people think Slack is slim at 400MB (I do not) calling VS Code gigantic is an exaggeration IMO. Also VS Code is possibly more user friendly and AFAIK supports more non-developer extensions. E.g. I can't recall ever seeing good support for markdown in Notepad++.
majkinetor 7y ago
VSCode is great for every day non-dev use.
- laythea 7y ago
  notepad++ is far faster to load. A notepad replacement should load instantly. VS code does not.
  - philliphaydon 7y ago
    Would rather Notepad2 over notepad++
    - laythea 7y ago
      I've never used Notepad2. How is it better than notepad++?
      - orthoxerox 7y ago
        It's not. It's better than vanilla Notepad.
  - GhettoMaestro 7y ago
    My VS Code loads in like <2 seconds. Maybe get a better computer? (not trying to be glib, seriously I wonder what are you running on). I run on a 2017 Mac Book Pro and it is very very fast for me. Also, personal opinion: VS Code gets a big +1 from me due to it recently adding remote development capabilities (eg connect to host over SSH, do dev/compile stuff there).
    - PeCaN 7y ago
      >[performance problem involving software having ten million layers of abstraction and running a full web browser engine (read: second OS) just to type some characters] >Maybe get a better computer? thanks i almost forgot i was on HN for a second there
    - garaetjjte 7y ago
      >My VS Code loads in like <2 seconds. Two seconds is eternity for text editor.
      - GhettoMaestro 7y ago
        VS Code is more than a text editor. You're repeating a meme.
        garaetjjte 7y ago
        It is, but discussion was about replacing notepad, not some IDE.
    - laythea 7y ago
      Get a better computer? - to run a text editor? That's funny :) My machine is a 16GB i7-4930K. It's no slouch, unlike the startup time for VS code. I can't be waiting 2 seconds for my text editor to load, when i have one that loads instantly. The whole point of notepad.exe and notepad++ is that its super fast.

by PeCaN 7y ago

reitanqild 7y ago

In a world where people think Slack is slim at 400MB (I do not) calling VS Code gigantic is an exaggeration IMO. Also VS Code is possibly more user friendly and AFAIK supports more non-developer extensions. E.g. I can't recall ever seeing good support for markdown in Notepad++.

majkinetor 7y ago

VSCode is great for every day non-dev use.

laythea 7y ago
notepad++ is far faster to load. A notepad replacement should load instantly. VS code does not.
- philliphaydon 7y ago
  Would rather Notepad2 over notepad++
  - laythea 7y ago
    I've never used Notepad2. How is it better than notepad++?
    - orthoxerox 7y ago
      It's not. It's better than vanilla Notepad.
- GhettoMaestro 7y ago
  My VS Code loads in like <2 seconds. Maybe get a better computer? (not trying to be glib, seriously I wonder what are you running on). I run on a 2017 Mac Book Pro and it is very very fast for me. Also, personal opinion: VS Code gets a big +1 from me due to it recently adding remote development capabilities (eg connect to host over SSH, do dev/compile stuff there).
  - PeCaN 7y ago
    >[performance problem involving software having ten million layers of abstraction and running a full web browser engine (read: second OS) just to type some characters] >Maybe get a better computer? thanks i almost forgot i was on HN for a second there
  - garaetjjte 7y ago
    >My VS Code loads in like <2 seconds. Two seconds is eternity for text editor.
    - GhettoMaestro 7y ago
      VS Code is more than a text editor. You're repeating a meme.
      - garaetjjte 7y ago
        It is, but discussion was about replacing notepad, not some IDE.
  - laythea 7y ago
    Get a better computer? - to run a text editor? That's funny :) My machine is a 16GB i7-4930K. It's no slouch, unlike the startup time for VS code. I can't be waiting 2 seconds for my text editor to load, when i have one that loads instantly. The whole point of notepad.exe and notepad++ is that its super fast.