Re: Why js2-mode in Emacs 23.2?

[Deniz Dogan]

2009/8/10 Stephen Eilert <address@hidden>:
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> On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 9:48 PM, Daniel Colascione <address@hidden>
> wrote:
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>> On Aug 9, 2009, at 8:32 PM, Leo wrote:
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>>> Why not fix bugs in js2-mode? Having two packages providing similar
>>> features is a burden to maintainers as well as users.
>>
>> Because js2-mode is an abomination? Oh, it's not so bad that it's slow and
>> unmaintained: that description applies to lots of code in Emacs. The problem
>> is that js2-mode operates fundamentally differently from other modes,
>> eschews font-lock, parses the buffer *asynchronously*, and generally goes
>> against every possible convention for implementing a major mode.
>>
>>
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> I do not think that was done without a very good reason (and there's a
> lengthy post explaining it), unless the author is a complete masochist.
>
> This is most likely pointing out serious deficiencies in Emacs
> infrastructure that have been neglected.
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>
> --Stephen

Has someone invited Steve to join this discussion yet?

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Deniz Dogan