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Re: [PATCH] Add prettify symbols to python-mode
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David Kastrup |
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Re: [PATCH] Add prettify symbols to python-mode |
Date: |
Wed, 23 Sep 2015 21:56:29 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> writes:
> From: David Kastrup <address@hidden>
>
>> Which is supposed to resemble perfectly ordinary C code or perfectly
>> ordinary Lisp code?
>
> No, it's supposed to be mnemonically easy to understand and write.
> And yes, it's reasonably close to ordinary C code, IMO.
C is a language with more operators than just function calls.
>> You can call it a "non-issue" all you like, but it is limiting the
>> number of people comfortable working with the Emacs C core. As long
>> as Emacs is expressive enough outside of the core, that's not really
>> limiting its usefulness all that much, but for things like new window
>> systems, one clearly cannot get around investing into C.
>
> I don't see it that way, but in any case, people should try overcoming
> that obstacle. It's not very hard.
There is not much to gain by basing one's plans on "people should"
rather than "people will".
--
David Kastrup
- Re: [PATCH] Add prettify symbols to python-mode, (continued)
- Re: [PATCH] Add prettify symbols to python-mode, Eli Zaretskii, 2015/09/23
- Re: [PATCH] Add prettify symbols to python-mode, David Kastrup, 2015/09/23
- Re: [PATCH] Add prettify symbols to python-mode, Xue Fuqiao, 2015/09/23
- Re: [PATCH] Add prettify symbols to python-mode, Eli Zaretskii, 2015/09/23
- Re: [PATCH] Add prettify symbols to python-mode, David Kastrup, 2015/09/23
- Re: [PATCH] Add prettify symbols to python-mode, Eli Zaretskii, 2015/09/23
- Re: [PATCH] Add prettify symbols to python-mode, David Kastrup, 2015/09/23
- Re: [PATCH] Add prettify symbols to python-mode, Eli Zaretskii, 2015/09/23
- Re: [PATCH] Add prettify symbols to python-mode, David Kastrup, 2015/09/23
- Re: [PATCH] Add prettify symbols to python-mode, Eli Zaretskii, 2015/09/23
- Re: [PATCH] Add prettify symbols to python-mode,
David Kastrup <=
- Re: [PATCH] Add prettify symbols to python-mode, Eli Zaretskii, 2015/09/23
- Re: [PATCH] Add prettify symbols to python-mode, David Kastrup, 2015/09/23
- Re: [PATCH] Add prettify symbols to python-mode, Paul Eggert, 2015/09/23
- Re: [PATCH] Add prettify symbols to python-mode, David Kastrup, 2015/09/23
- Re: [PATCH] Add prettify symbols to python-mode, Paul Eggert, 2015/09/23
- Re: [PATCH] Add prettify symbols to python-mode, David Kastrup, 2015/09/23
- Re: [PATCH] Add prettify symbols to python-mode, Stephen J. Turnbull, 2015/09/23
- Re: [PATCH] Add prettify symbols to python-mode, Xue Fuqiao, 2015/09/23
- Re: [PATCH] Add prettify symbols to python-mode, Eli Zaretskii, 2015/09/24
- Re: [PATCH] Add prettify symbols to python-mode, Achim Gratz, 2015/09/23