What is a good text editor for teaching a beginning programmer?
I am a C++ and Lisp programmer (about 2 years of experience total) and I'm going to teach my girlfriend some of the basics of C++ (she has a bachelor's in mathematics and some light programming experience with MATLAB). Can anyone recommend a good text editor for her to learn on? My experience is mostly with
GNU Emacs and
jEdit.
I'm looking for something with some of the basic features to help with coding, such as syntax highlighting and automatic indenting, but with a fairly simple interface that won't trip up a novice. In addition, I need it to run on Windows and be available to download for free (and preferably open-source).
Thanks a lot!