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Re:Windows 11 Notepad to support Markdown by lunar_rover on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @04:25PM (#47158096)
VSCode needs Electron which is too big IMO. It's also a specialised code editor instead of a general text editor, with features like builtin terminal and traditional menus instead of ribbons.
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Re:Windows 11 Notepad to support Markdown by hsbauauvhabzb on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @08:00PM (#47160394)
Isn’t notepad now react?
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Re:Windows 11 Notepad to support Markdown by overgard on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @04:34PM (#47158208)
I mean, Microsoft is already using WebView and web technologies in Windows at this point. I agree electron is inefficient, but it's not particularly egregious when compared to what they're already doing
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