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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.