Andrew Peters’ Blog

Over the years I’ve noticed quite a few of what could be called “Developer Smells”. Like a Code Smell a Developer Smell is a hint that something is not quite right. One such smell I notice almost every day is the Notepad Developer. When not in the warm, fuzzy embrace of Visual Studio, a Notepad Developer, turns to the other weapon in their editing arsenal: Notepad.exe. Working with said developer is often a frustrating experience as they fumble around the monochrome source looking for the relevant bits. Are you a Notepad Developer? If so, fear not, help is on the way. All you need to do is download one of the great notepad replacements for programmers. I use SciTE which is the shiznit - Small, lightning fast, customizable and supports all the languages I need and more. Others prefer Notepad2. You pays your money and you takes your choice.