I’m not a devoted user of the app, but I was aware of its history, which is why I was surprised to see news of a “Notepad++ for Mac” port making the rounds last week, as though it were a port of the ...

The hate for AI is strong in these comments, so much so that the commenters can’t be bothered to read. Notepad++ is open source and the AI was used to port that source to macOS with some GUI changes.

Last week, it looked like Windows-based text editor NotePad++ had finally arrived on macOS. But it turns out the Mac version is an unauthorized copy of the original. The developer of NotePad++, Don Ho ...