Since programming and development tutorials can be
easily found all over the Internet, it is no wonder that more and more
users like to experiment and at least tweak if not create apps. For this
purpose, specialized software is required, and Notepad++ is one such
tool supporting source code editing for multiple programming languages.
As
suggested by its name, Notepad++ can also be regarded as a more complex
text editor that comes with additional functions compared to the
standard Notepad.
When installing, attention is required since
it has numerous components that can be unchecked to reduce the disk
space it occupies. Thus, the localization files and the themes can
easily be skipped, but it is recommended to install all the plugins and
auto-completion files to ensure a complete programming experience.
Notepad++
comes with a clean and simple interface without looking crowded despite
its large array of functions, since they are grouped into appropriate
menus with some of them being accessible from the context menu within
the main window.
As mentioned, Notepad++ supports multiple
programming languages and includes syntax highlighting for most of them.
Plus, it can work with multiple documents at the same time, while
remaining incredibly friendly with hardware resources.
When it
comes to development, each menu is hefty enough to satisfy the needs of
all programmers, whether they deal with editing, searching, encoding or
running macros.
Through the use of plugins, the functionality of
Notepad++ can be greatly enhanced, and one of the integrated ones
brings FTP support while others are a spell checker or an ASCII to HEX
and vice-versa converter. Extra functions can be added with third-party
plugins so it's up to the user to choose the ones they prefer.
To
wrap it up, developers or not, all Windows users are advised to give
Notepad++ a try, even if it is only to get a taste of what a complex
text editor looks and feels like.
Download here :
Softpedia
Notepad++ 6.1.1
