Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Extension language

[Stephen J. Turnbull]

>>>>> "Joshua" == Joshua Haberman <address@hidden> writes:

    >> I mean, if writing extensions came naturally to them, wouldn't
    >> they be Emacs users instead?

    Joshua> There are a lot of other factors that influence an Emacs
    Joshua> vs. Vim preference.  After using Vim for a while I tried
    Joshua> to like Emacs but I was so used to Vim's modality that
    Joshua> having to hit CTRL-foo to do anything drove me crazy.

Precisely.  vim does exactly what you need, and no more.  No need for
control-foo, and little room for extensions to coexist with standard
features in the UI.  Different culture.

    Joshua> I also like vim's snappier startup time,

Again, a different culture.  My Emacs processes don't have "startup
time" in any practical sense, it's part of system boot.  (XEmacs
in fact can be used as a login shell.)

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