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smitty1e on Aug 26, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why Does Elisp Suck

Can't have it both ways.

Elisp is either a scripting language for a text editor,

OR

a fully-featured programming language for doing All The Things.

binary132 on Aug 26, 2024 | [–]

Maybe I’m misunderstanding you, but why exactly can’t a general-purpose scripting language be used as a scripting language for a text editor?

smitty1e on Aug 29, 2024 | | [–]

My point is that the advertising needs to pick a course and steer it.

As a technical matter, I agree with you.

seanw444 on Aug 26, 2024 | [–]

It's a jack of all trades, master of one.

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