gedit vs. UltraEdit

I find it really helpful to cut and paste some of my code, or test out my ideas, using gedit. The software is quick to install and is flexible for use with a lot of different software languages. This is a pure editor that is, in my opinion, the premier notes app for coders.

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UltraEdit is well suited for editing very large files. The macro editor is very powerful and easy to use. If one needs a quick-to-open text file editor, you will find UltraEdit much too slow to load. Compared to some free editors on the market, the basic individual user license is quite expensive.

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• Lightweight software
• Color-coded formatting
• Many language options for formatting

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• Search and replace in files that are not open
• Cut and paste columns - I don't know any other program that can do this!
• Is a super fast and powerful text editor.

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• Little in the way of type hints or formatting suggestions
• Purely an editor- no way to test the code
• No way to pin or quickly search for your favorite languages; the scrolling is somewhat cumbersome

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• The color coding capacity is rudimentary and keyword based only. A good color coding mechanism should allow context.
• With the latest versions, the top menu has a lot of big icons and has a user-friendly kind of look which impacts the actual text window. Most users don't fancy pretty icons and like efficiency over pretty buttons.

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As a program UltraEdit comes ready to use out of the box and requires very little setup for it to be extremely useful. It's flexibility among a wide array of tasks and files makes it a go-to for all our troubleshooting and data viewing needs. Timely updates and great support.

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Have never needed support, not once. So giving them a 10 for the fact that their product is so good that we've never needed it.

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gedit is very lightweight and intuitive to use- its simplicity is its biggest strength. What you are using here is a pure editor, so it's very much like a more helpful, intelligent version of your basic note-taking application. I find other comparable applications may offer more options, but they are also less intuitive and therefore less efficient for my note-taking needs.

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I have evaluated Notepad++ as an alternative to UltraEdit. In some cases, such as loading time, Notepad++ is a superior product. However, in terms of editing existing macros, and editing very large text files UltraEdit is a much better product.

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• Easy to manually move and save ideas or chunks of code for future commits
• Free to install
• Widely applicable for different languages

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• Its ease of use and functionality make it fast and reliable which saves my designers time.
• Its simplicity makes it fast and easy to train new users.
• UE's guidance features make it a great tool with a good ROI.

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