programming text editor

[Ken g6]

GVim has various modes, including GVim Easy, where you don't need to learn all those VI commands. That mode just works like any other text editor.

Although, personally, I see learning vi commands as being like boot camp: it's hell for a week, but you're better for it.

 

[Nothinman]

if vim or gvim is anyhting like VI or VIEDIT i want nothing to do with it.

Of course it is, that's the whole point of vim (Vi IMproved). Yes it's still a modal editor (which has it's own set of benefits) but it's much easier to use and get into than classic vi. Most installations come with a vimtutor that explains the basics.

 

[tatteredpotato]

Originally posted by: Markbnj
VS2008 is the best integrated development environment ever designed.

QFT.

The first IDE I used was Visual C# Express, and that's what I use when I compare any new IDEs. The code completion is light years faster in VS than in any other IDE. VS is the only one that I don't find myself stopping and waiting for it to pop up.

 

[SilentZero]

Notepad++ is a great little tool..although I much prefer emacs.

 

[chronodekar]

Originally posted by: sao123
if vim or gvim is anyhting like VI or VIEDIT i want nothing to do with it.

I understand fully well why you don't want vim. It's for the same reasons I won't use it in windows.

Now for the purpose you described earlier, showing code to an intern or student, I can vouch for conTEXT. I've printed in color for my final year project with that. And for viewing notepad++ isn't bad either.


This is getting a bit silly, I started this thread asking around if there might be something better on windows for a programming editor and now I'm making recommendations...

I guess it's part of our unique AT culture.


Seriously though, from all the replies and some informal testing I've done, I'm going to either stick with Notepad++ or move to Geany.

I liked Programmer's Notepad, but I just hate MDI forms. So, that's out of my list. I suppose I'll come to some conclusion sometime next week after some more testing.

 

[Kirby]

I've always used UltraEdit at work. I usually have VS on one monitor and UE on another.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: chronodekar

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Geany

Thats a new one on my radar. Is it fast on windows ?

Should be, they have a Windows build and it was written in C++ or C (cannot recall).