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The concern is that more features introduces more risk. See CVE-2026-20841 for a recent example. If the application remained a simple text editor, it is unlikel
by SamuelAdams 7mo ago
The concern is that more features introduces more risk. See CVE-2026-20841 for a recent example. If the application remained a simple text editor, it is unlikely exploits like this would be possible.
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20841 https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-20...
- jajuuka 7mo agoThat's a false sense of security. We have a LONG list of vulnerabilities in open source software that were "simple" programs for decades. The house of cards approach to security is just not it.
- sunaookami 7mo agoMore code = more vulnerabilites. It's a simple fact. Complexity kills.
- dangus 7mo agoSell your computer. Now you have perfect security! Fun fact: you can uninstall Notepad if you don’t like it.
- sunaookami 7mo agoCongrats for completely missing the point.
- dangus 7mo agoI got the point. I just disagree with the merit of the point. Microsoft decided that additional complexity for the notepad application is worth the tradeoffs. I tend to agree with them: Notepad is traditionally most heavily used to peruse readme files, which today are primarily written in Markdown. Therefore, having Markdown support as a first-class feature makes good sense. Furthermore, I point out that it is an optional application that can be uninstalled.
- john_strinlai 7mo agotrue! more features is more risk. but i dont think most people here are complaining because of security risk... otherwise they wouldnt be recommending things like notepad++, other obscure editors, or editors with way larger code bases.
- dangus 7mo agoDid Microsoft ban you from using something else? Fun fact: you can uninstall Notepad! The truth is, unless Notepad got some kind of makeover, it was a useless vestige. It obviously wasn’t a good text editor for plain monospaced text. Having basically zero features didn’t serve anyone - why not use Notepad++ or vim in that case? I think the most popular use of notepad is to read text files quickly and these days that often includes Markdown files. It makes perfect sense for Notepad to evolve into something that’s actually useful for lightly formatted text formats.