On Windows 11, you can now create tables with the expansion of the Markdown support in Notepad, and here's how to get started ...

From the perspective of a non-coder and avid note-taker ...

One thing I see people differ on is coding into an interface, or typing it in a notepad. With the interface isnt the linking and compiling all done there? What are the benefits of typing in a notepad?

No, you don’t need an IDE to code in PHP language, you can code in Notepad and be all good. But trust me, you wouldn’t want to go that route as you have to put in a lot of extra and unnecessary work ...