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minus-squaregrandel@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoI’ve switched from NPP years ago. Can somebody please explain why it’s so popular?
minus-squarem-p{3}@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoIt’s snappier and more private than VSCode at the very least.
minus-squareAzzy@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoidk why people don’t just use codium instead
minus-squareIrritableOcelot@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoBecause of the snappiness – codium is no faster than code. For me, NPP is used for making single-word changes to a bunch of files in a row–like vim, but a GUI.
I’ve switched from NPP years ago. Can somebody please explain why it’s so popular?
It’s snappier and more private than VSCode at the very least.
idk why people don’t just use codium instead
Because of the snappiness – codium is no faster than code. For me, NPP is used for making single-word changes to a bunch of files in a row–like vim, but a GUI.