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> I did look for something a bit more cross platform to replace it vim. ;) While yes, it has quite a learning curve, the payout IMO is ultimately worth it. Bu

> I did look for something a bit more cross platform to replace it vim. ;) While yes, it has quite a learning curve, the payout IMO is ultimately worth it. But Notepad++ will always have a place in my heart; it was what I used for a long time back when I was also still using Windows, and it's a solid editor, and leagues better than NOTEPAD.EXE. Especially 21 years ago, the landscape was much different. "DevC++" I think was the other editor I had that was competing with it.

ijustlovemath 2y ago
vim is amazing once you learn a couple verbs, visual block mode, windows, and the nice special subjects, eg % for enclosing parens
- lyu07282 2y ago
  Unfortunately then you will eventually be forced to work in environments without it and feel like you just had a brain aneurysm due to how insufferably slow and clunky everything else is. Ignorance is bliss, just look at all those cute commenters here who think notepad++ is the best thing ever. "It even supports regexp!" It makes the editor wars feel so pointless, but Windows users are adorable.
  - ijustlovemath 2y ago
    Everywhere useful has it these days; even on Windows you can get a very capable vim in Git Bash or WSL
  - syndicatedjelly 2y ago
    I have never encountered an OS distribution that did not have vi pre-installed
- nyarlathotep_ 2y ago
  I seldom use vim/neovim these days (except for commit messages as it's $EDITOR) but use vim bindings via plugins everywhere I can (Intellij, VSCode) Sometimes there's issues with these, but they're generally quite good for daily use (although slower)
frutiger 2y ago
Just checked, Dev-C++ seems to still be going: https://www.bloodshed.net https://www.bloodshed.net.
- 8n4vidtmkvmk 2y ago
  Oh my god, really? That was my first editor like 20 years ago. Haven't used it since then I think.
  - anta40 2y ago
    Embarcadero's improved fork: https://www.embarcadero.com/free-tools/dev-cpp https://www.embarcadero.com/free-tools/dev-cpp

ijustlovemath 2y ago

vim is amazing once you learn a couple verbs, visual block mode, windows, and the nice special subjects, eg % for enclosing parens

lyu07282 2y ago
Unfortunately then you will eventually be forced to work in environments without it and feel like you just had a brain aneurysm due to how insufferably slow and clunky everything else is. Ignorance is bliss, just look at all those cute commenters here who think notepad++ is the best thing ever. "It even supports regexp!" It makes the editor wars feel so pointless, but Windows users are adorable.
- ijustlovemath 2y ago
  Everywhere useful has it these days; even on Windows you can get a very capable vim in Git Bash or WSL
- syndicatedjelly 2y ago
  I have never encountered an OS distribution that did not have vi pre-installed
nyarlathotep_ 2y ago
I seldom use vim/neovim these days (except for commit messages as it's $EDITOR) but use vim bindings via plugins everywhere I can (Intellij, VSCode) Sometimes there's issues with these, but they're generally quite good for daily use (although slower)

frutiger 2y ago

Just checked, Dev-C++ seems to still be going: https://www.bloodshed.net https://www.bloodshed.net.

8n4vidtmkvmk 2y ago
Oh my god, really? That was my first editor like 20 years ago. Haven't used it since then I think.
- anta40 2y ago
  Embarcadero's improved fork: https://www.embarcadero.com/free-tools/dev-cpp https://www.embarcadero.com/free-tools/dev-cpp