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sanitation@lemmy.today to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

Ex-Microsoft engineer rebuilds Notepad in 2.5KB using nothing but stuff Windows already had

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Ex-Microsoft engineer rebuilds Notepad in 2.5KB using nothing but stuff Windows already had

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sanitation@lemmy.today to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago
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Dave Plummer rebuilt Notepad in 2.5KB using only what Windows already ships, exposing how bloated Windows 11's own Notepad has become.
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    It does some of the tricks that .kkreiger uses, including compressing the binary.

    And at least according to a few reports, it uses 500MB of ram:

    https://github.com/PlummersSoftwareLLC/TinyRetroPad/issues/21

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