The story of TED Notepad
About the source code
The application was developed at the Labs of Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of the Charles University in Prague; written in pure ANSI C language (no MFC, no C++, no Borland), using the system API functions, compiled with Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0. In contrast to other Notepad replacements, the development priority of TED Notepad was to create a stable and as fast as possible program. Without wizards, objects and toolbars; but with help and support of the other students there; I think it is now becoming what it ought to be.
A bit about the author
I was born in 1982 in Bratislava. By now I live in Prague, Czech Republic. I study computer science and work as a database/object architect in a small company. I also play Ultimate Frisbee in a team called Prague 7.
Besides many interests in computers, my hobbies include sports, alpine hiking, rock and pop music, quitar and laic photographing. I like animals, mostly of the family Felidae; then elephants and horses. I read fantasy literature and finally I spend a lot on jigsaw puzzles.
Some statistics
- The source code of TED Notepad contains 19 243 lines with 62 184 words.
- Totally 633 432 bytes of C code in 109 files, along with plenty of comments.
- Resources (rc script, icon, manifest, etc.) take another 71 KBytes.
- The last build took 41 secs to complete (UNICODE version, LE clone, Release conf).
- No errors and no warnings were returned upon compilation and linkage.
Compiled and linked in Lab; on AMD Athlon™ 2500+, 1 GB, WinXP, SP2; with Microsoft Visual C++® 6.0. Apr 18, 2007.
