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In the early days of computing, a programmer's main tools were a text editor and a manual. With time, IDEs (integrated development environments) were created to provide more features and shortcuts. However, for small projects or prototyping, an IDE can be overkill. In these cases, a lightweight text editor can be perfect.

There are many different text editors available, but some are more popular than others. Here are five of the most popular:

Notepad++

Notepad++ is one of the most popular text editors available. It's open source, fast, and has a large community behind it. It also supports a wide range of programming languages.

Atom

Atom is another popular text editor. It's made by GitHub and is also open source. It has lots of features, including theme support and Package Manager integration. It also supports a wide range of programming languages.

Sublime Text

Sublime Text is another popular editor with a lot of features. It has a built-in Python console, split editing support, and syntax highlighting for many programming languages. It also has a paid license but offers a free trial.

Vim

Vim is an extremely popular text editor among programmers. It's keyboard-based and doesn't have any graphical interface. This can take some getting used to but makes you much faster once you're comfortable with it. Vim supports many programming languages out of the box and has plugins for even more