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Re:I Wrote Down Everything I Learned While Programming for a... by askafriend on Monday February 12, 2018 @01:47PM (#16360863)
Why not just use Notes.app?
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Re:I Wrote Down Everything I Learned While Programming for a... by guessmyname on Monday February 12, 2018 @05:24PM (#16362919)
> Why not just use Notes.app?

Because not everyone uses macOS.

This shell script works on most Unix-like systems unlike Notes.app

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Re:I Wrote Down Everything I Learned While Programming for a... by tangue on Monday February 12, 2018 @05:54PM (#16363148)
Notes will try to insert smart quotes in your code and other silent changes (made to improve text notes but catastrophic for code.)
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