Maybe they saw somewhere that people use it to format text and assumed that has something to do with programming.
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BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Notepad is perhaps better known as a code editor than a word processor
How many insane people are using notepad for software development that it’s “better known” for that?
neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 days ago
swelter_spark@reddthat.com 6 days ago
It used to be common.
dukethorion@lemmy.world 6 days ago
<funfact> The majority of the early internet (HTML) was mostly created in Notepad and similar basic text editors. </funfact>
spacemanspiffy@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I think most everyone who is sane has moved on to coding in MS Word by now. Much better, and you can italicize and bold parts of the code for emphasis.
BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Case sensitivity in the language is soo last year. Formatting sensitivity is the new hottness!