How did Notepad become bloated?

I figured this is the most appropriate forum since my needs specifically relate to coding... 1: It must have an "Always On Top" option, like TextPad. 2: I prefer it have a Tabbed Interface, like ...

Like last month's free tool, this month's tool isn't really a .NET-specific tool. However, I can't program without NotePad (though it was a long time ago when I did the XML schemas for a major ...

Windows 10 contains programs, such as Notepad and Task Manager, that we have come to love and use often as part of our daily use of a Windows computer. Sometimes, though, you may find that you want to ...

Edit documents in a notepad full of hotkeys, clipboards and innovative features. TED Notepad is a notepad replacement program that has a verystraightforward goal: to be a better notepad, not a ...

Can someone please suggest one ?? Note that I need only a simple text-only editor, with as less features as possible. For other editing I use Windows in-built "Wordpad" and "EditPad Lite" editor. But ...