On Sunday, 27 August 2017 at 10:05:29 UTC, Nicholas Wilson wrote:
So I will be doing a workshop on programming for the biology department at my university and I was wondering what would best suit the users.

The following are a must:
support windows & mac ( the more consistent between the two the better)
    free
no large install footprint, preferably simple install procedure (running on laptops)
    syntax highlighting
    straightforward to use

anything else is a bonus.

Whats your experience with what you use?

Many thanks
Nic

Textadept [1] matches your requirements.
I found it lightweight, responsive, and easy to use&extend.
I'm only on Sublime Text [2][3] because it's shinier.

[1] https://foicica.com/textadept/
[2] https://www.sublimetext.com/
[3] Depending on your definition of free (libre vs beer) it might also qualify

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