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Just realized how much better a real code editor is than Notepad for learning
When I first started trying to learn Python, I figured I'd just use Notepad on my Windows PC to write my scripts. I mean, it opens text files, right? I spent a whole week fighting with it, typing out a basic number guessing game. The big problem was that every single typo meant I had to run the script, get an error, then hunt through the plain white text to find where I wrote 'prinnt' instead of 'print'. Last Thursday, I finally downloaded VS Code because a free online course said to. The difference was crazy. It highlights my mistakes in red as I type and even suggests the right word. I finished the same game in about an hour without any of the old headaches. Has anyone else made a switch like that and been shocked at how much easier it made things?
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maryh965mo ago
My first C++ class made us use Notepad for three brutal weeks.
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henderson.val5mo ago
Oh man, that sounds like actual torture lol. Using Notepad for coding is like trying to build a house with a plastic spoon. What finally pushed you to try VS Code, was it just the course or did you hit a breaking point? Also @maryh96, three weeks in Notepad for C++ sounds like a war crime, how did anyone even learn?
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