Notepad++: My Top-Recommended Text Editor, with Syntax Highlighting and Multiple Encodings

Almost everyone who writes programs or web pages uses a text editor, because sometimes you just want to open a file to look at its code, and opening it in Dreamweaver or Visual Studio takes too long. Some people use the Notepad that comes with Windows, or Vim, which is famous on Linux. Others install a text editor they find online. Today’s pick, Notepad++, is a very well-known and powerful text editor. ...

September 1, 2011 · 3 min