MPLAB or Notepad2 with Assembly?

MplabX for compiling (strictly speaking, assembling) and connecting to my PickIt3, and Notepad2 for editing.

 

I still prefer the MPLAB IDE 8.92 for assembly.
So just wondered if notepad2 would add anything?

 

I still prefer the MPLAB IDE 8.92 for assembly.
So just wondered if notepad2 would add anything?

It adds the many features that it boasts as an editor. Among the most outstanding is the fact that you can split a file's window in many fragments, arranged vertically or horizontally, letting you see code fragments and routines side by side for tracing and comparison purposes.

 

MplabX is just Netbeans 8.2 with modifications and plugins for PIC targets and environments. The Netbeans native software development environment is not overblown, it's actually underutilized for most PIC software designs.

The latest M...X versions require 64-bit platforms with sizable memory to run effectively. For 32-bit PIC software projects with lots of source files hierarchy it's a necessary evil (a IDE in general) compared to simple text editing. I use the latest Netbeans IDE version 12.5 for Linux C/Java software development.

 

IPECMD is a command line interface to the IPE program included with MPLABX, not part of my system. It takes no screen space, it simply runs IPE with no window to program your device.

Bob

Hi B,
I've never got to grips with Command line use, and I've tried Linux a few times, which 'I think' uses them, again I didn't get far.

Having said that, my son was teaching me some Command line stuff, for a completely different reason today, which should be very useful for me, so see if I can advance.
C