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I still reach for Notepad++ out of habit when VS Code is right there
After 15 years of using Notepad++ for every little script and config file, I finally switched to VS Code about 2 years ago for the built-in Git support. But I still catch myself right-clicking and picking the old standby when I need to quickly edit something. Has anyone else struggled to let go of an old tool even when the new one is clearly better?
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matthewperry23d ago
The real hidden cost of switching tools isn't learning the new shortcuts, it's unlearning the muscle memory from the old one. I still open Notepad++ by accident when I'm half asleep and just need to jot something down before I forget it. VS Code is objectively better for everything except that fraction of a second where my brain goes "big text editor = old reliable." There's something about the instant launch time of Notepad++ too, no loading screen, no extensions to wait on, just text and a blinking cursor.
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anthony_fox9023d ago
Yeah when I switched from Sublime to VS Code I kept typing commands that just didn't exist anymore, took me a solid 2 weeks to stop hitting ctrl+shift+p for everything. I just kept Notepad++ on my machine for those quick throwaway notes, no point fighting muscle memory that hard.
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