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 2 months 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 2 months ago
swelter_spark@reddthat.com 2 months ago
It used to be common.
dukethorion@lemmy.world 2 months ago
<funfact> The majority of the early internet (HTML) was mostly created in Notepad and similar basic text editors. </funfact>
spacemanspiffy@lemmy.world 2 months 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 2 months ago
Case sensitivity in the language is soo last year. Formatting sensitivity is the new hottness!