The latest articles on DEV Community by Speedmaster (@speedmaster). https://dev.to/speedmaster https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F21690%2Fa59198d4-561f-4e66-9d19-2d03de18c0bb.jpg https://dev.to/speedmaster en Speedmaster Thu, 07 Dec 2017 14:30:52 +0000 https://dev.to/speedmaster/so-what-do-we-like-for-windows-text-editors-alj https://dev.to/speedmaster/so-what-do-we-like-for-windows-text-editors-alj <p>I've been using Notepad++ for several years and generally like it. At one time I tried Atom but it was a bit lethargic. Looked at Sublime once but it's been a while. I used ConTEXT for years but it seems like a dead-end.</p> <p>What Windows text editors do you like for general text work for things like script files, .bat files, minor snippets of code and text, etc.</p> <p>I prefer an editor that's fairly light and doesn't bring my machine to its knees. If it has a simple macro record/playback ability even better.</p> <p>Thanks and interested in people's thoughts!</p> windows discuss textediting texteditors