Notepad++ is a nice beginner's choice with a more user-friendly GUI (graphical user interface) but it is lightweight (fewer plugins) and Windows only.
Sublime is a lot more robust -- it has language-specific packages, it can integrate with git, and do a lot of other cool stuff. It also has a bit more of a learning curve (which I've definitely found to be worth it!). Cross-platform means you don't have to learn a new text editor if you switch between Windows/Mac/Linux. Notepad++ is also completely free. Sublime has an unenforced licensing fee (i.e., if you don't pay it you can still use it, you just get reminded every few days). I started with Notepad++ when I first started learning programming. I've been using Sublime for the past few years and love it. On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 5:42 PM, Juan Nunez-Iglesias <jni.s...@gmail.com> wrote: > Many people like sublime text, which has the advantage of being cross > platform. > > http://www.sublimetext.com/ > > > > > On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 9:40 AM, Sarah Mount <mount.sa...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Personally I use this: http://notepad-plus-plus.org/ - it's quite >> light-weight and students seem to get on OK with it. >> >> Hope that helps, >> >> Sarah >> >> On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 10:33 PM, zhuo fu <fuzhu...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> For windwos users, nano is so hard to install(have to install cygwin >>> first and i still have hard time install it) >>> >>> Any suggestion about what text editor could be a better alternative for >>> nano in windows? >>> >>> Thanks many. >>> >>> zhuo >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Discuss mailing list >>> Discuss@lists.software-carpentry.org >>> >>> http://lists.software-carpentry.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.software-carpentry.org >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Sarah Mount, Senior Lecturer, University of Wolverhampton >> website: http://www.snim2.org/ >> twitter: @snim2 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.software-carpentry.org > > http://lists.software-carpentry.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.software-carpentry.org >
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