Hee-haw… Here we go. I have been coding for almost a decade now. And, for anyone who spends two-thirds of his day doing so, his toolchain matters. Let’s go for a walk down the memory lane. This article is going to be different.
Disclaimer: Today’s content is going to be subjective, so, please read with an open mind.
Sometime Around 2010 — Notepad Grade
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I was dabbling in Notepad++ to learn Java development as a young, clueless potato. At that moment, I didn’t even understand what an editor was. To me, it seemed like a Notepad with extra buttons.
The focus was on learning programming, not DX (Development Experience). The only intriguing thing was that I could run code using a plugin by pressing one of the function keys. It gave me a big advantage over writing in Notepad and running Windows command prompt.