I use notepad ++ for general file editing and viewing. Not coding.
I'll use it as a scratch area where I can hold some code, formatting Json and xml I just want to view. Most of the time it's for text I don't want a file associated with. It's very lightweight for all these features.
I've only used vs code a few times. Maybe it would suit my needs. But key thing here is I rarely save the data I put in np++. It's just a scratch area, where I can format results from various web api calls and store other things I need for temporary bits of time.
The only thing I don't like about VS code is how it likes to be tied to a folder or project. With something like Notepad++ or Sublime you can just open text files spread all over your hard drive. It's a very minor thing and nowhere near a blocker but it feels kind of weird from a UI standpoint. Other than that I love it.
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I use notepad ++ for general file editing and viewing. Not coding.
I'll use it as a scratch area where I can hold some code, formatting Json and xml I just want to view. Most of the time it's for text I don't want a file associated with. It's very lightweight for all these features.
I've only used vs code a few times. Maybe it would suit my needs. But key thing here is I rarely save the data I put in np++. It's just a scratch area, where I can format results from various web api calls and store other things I need for temporary bits of time.
The only thing I don't like about VS code is how it likes to be tied to a folder or project. With something like Notepad++ or Sublime you can just open text files spread all over your hard drive. It's a very minor thing and nowhere near a blocker but it feels kind of weird from a UI standpoint. Other than that I love it.