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HippoEDIT vs Visual Studio Code

A side-by-side look at HippoEDIT and Visual Studio Code. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

HippoEDIT

HippoEDIT

Development

HippoEDIT is a lightweight yet powerful text and code editor for Windows. It has syntax highlighting for many programming languages and includes tools for search/replace, manipulating text, macros and more. It aims to provide functionality similar to more complex IDEs in a fast, no-frills application.

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Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code

Development

Visual Studio Code is a free, open-source, lightweight code editor developed by Microsoft. It supports debugging, syntax highlighting, intelligent code completion, and Git control. VS Code has a large extension ecosystem allowing developers to add new languages, themes, debuggers and tools.

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