Wouldn’t VSCode be a better alternative to wordpad?

lunar_rover 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

VSCode needs Electron which is too big IMO. It's also a specialised code editor instead of a general text editor, with features like builtin terminal and traditional menus instead of ribbons.

	▲	hsbauauvhabzb an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Isn’t notepad now react?
	▲	overgard 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I mean, Microsoft is already using WebView and web technologies in Windows at this point. I agree electron is inefficient, but it's not particularly egregious when compared to what they're already doing

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sigzero 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

No, not at all.

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NooneAtAll3 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

vscode requires downloading all the plugins on top, which is bothersome

wordpad is all-included on its own

	▲	hsbauauvhabzb an hour ago \| parent [-]
		People using markdown are probably also using vscode. It’s not like vscode couldn’t come bundled with markdown support if it doesn’t already.