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				 lotd76785yHmm.. never. lotd76785yHmm.. never.
 Even when hijacked to fix something on a server there's usually an editor.
 Usually Nano or VIM.
 The rare windows server more often than not, has notepad++ :)
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				35% of the time when noting down an idea for my language/checking how a feature would be uses.
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				Either when my eyes hurt after a long day or when the file is too large for Vim handle without going crazy. I tell Vim: `:syntax off`, bitch!
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				At this point, I consider the colours an aspect of the language. I struggle to read code without it
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				@mmsk
 Don't judge me...
 
 I actually did that too - but way more often i type code into a terminal to immediately execute it.
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				 Tonnoman5965yLitterally the most basic thing on my system im aware of has syntax highlighting at least. I really would just mess around most likely Tonnoman5965yLitterally the most basic thing on my system im aware of has syntax highlighting at least. I really would just mess around most likely
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				@Oktokolo Well, no, because that's not its function, lol. Unlessssss, you're talking about a terminal-based text editor.
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				@Tonnoman0909 Not having syntax highlighting or any type of correction whatsoever forces you to remember, recall and apply the language constructs correctly. :P Heck, try coding without line numbers! Even harder.
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