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Re:Xray – An experimental next-generation Electron-based tex... by qarioz on Monday March 05, 2018 @09:37PM (#16526458)
Let's see if someone able to code complex application only using Notepad.
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Re:Xray – An experimental next-generation Electron-based tex... by avhon1 on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @01:35AM (#16527283)
As of 2007, Arthur Whitney was developing k [0] and kdb [1] in notepad [2].

[0]: http://kparc.com/

[1]: https://kx.com/

[2]: http://archive.vector.org.uk/art10501320

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Re:Xray – An experimental next-generation Electron-based tex... by criddell on Monday March 05, 2018 @11:01PM (#16526761)
It's better than Edlin. That was my first text editor.
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Re:Xray – An experimental next-generation Electron-based tex... by Turing_Machine on Monday March 05, 2018 @11:21PM (#16526844)
My first editor was a keypunch.
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Re:Xray – An experimental next-generation Electron-based tex... by criddell on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @02:01PM (#16531097)
I don't remember keypunches being very amenable to editing in any sense of the word. That was a long time ago though.
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