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This is not a drill! The makers of the popular text editor Notepad++ are warning that the Notepad++ updater, which goes by the name WinGUp, links to malware servers. This is a case of traffic ...

The updater integrated into Notepad++ has allowed itself to be infiltrated by malware, which has been installed on some PCs. The developer of the powerful open-source text editor is responding with an ...

AI might not be transforming every job yet, but it’s having a big impact on developers. AI might not be transforming every job yet, but it’s having a big impact on developers. is a senior editor and ...

Dr. Shaw and Dr. Hilton teach software engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. For decades, computer science students have been taught a central skill: using computers to solve problems. In ...

CoPilot+ PC owners have a new perk in the pipeline. Your AI PC will soon perform Notepad's AI writing features on-device — no subscription required. The app's summarize, write and rewrite options were ...

AI-powered coding agents are now real and usable, if not without their foibles. Here’s a brief look at the top prospects. A year ago, almost nobody had heard of coding agents, and if they did, it was ...

Vibe coding is programming by gut feel. You have an idea for a tool, a website, or a repetitive task you want to automate… but instead of enrolling in a coding boot camp or slogging through YouTube ...

What if the humble Notepad, a tool synonymous with simplicity, suddenly became your most powerful writing assistant? With the integration of Copilot, Microsoft has transformed this classic text editor ...

TL;DR: Microsoft is ushering in a lightweight text editor for Windows 11 called Edit, which it says pays homage to the classic MS-DOS Editor experience, but with a suitably modern interface. It's ...

Recap: Since Windows 11 launched in 2021, Notepad has received some of the most significant updates in its 42-year history. While the plaintext editor has traditionally served as a lightweight ...