Programmer's File Editor
Programmer's File Editor is a freeware text editor targeted particularly to the needs of software programmers. It was written by Alan Phillips of Lancaster University in the north of England.
Though development of the editor ended in 1999, the editor is still in wide use in 2007.
Strengths of the editor include:
- easy macro recorder
- line breaks and tabs allowed in search and replace
- file type recognition
- using batch files to perform compilation tasks from within the editor
Weaknesses of the editor include:
- unique search and replace shortcuts (F2 for search, Shift-F2 for repeat search, F3 for search and replace)
Development of Programmer's File Editor ceased in 1999, but the program is still in use by some programmers.