For decades, Notepad has been the digital equivalent of a sticky note on my screen. Since multi-tab support and spell check came, I stopped saving otherwise ephemeral notes where I'd just jot down ...

One thing I see people differ on is coding into an interface, or typing it in a notepad. With the interface isnt the linking and compiling all done there? What are the benefits of typing in a notepad?

You can grab the RetroPad code and .exe from GitHub.

There's a difference between the "Notepad app" and notepad.exe. The Notepad app has the AI and all the new stuff in it. But the old C : \windows\system32\notepad.exe still exists, and is unencumbered ...