Re: Why js2-mode in Emacs 23.2?

[Daniel Colascione]

On Aug 11, 2009, at 12:39 AM, Dan Nicolaescu wrote:
> > > Why should hideshow have to include a list of modes?
>
> Because it is the cleanest way given the current design?

What makes eval-after-load unclear? It does exactly what it says it's  
going to do.

> > And why should the preferred technique differ depending on whether
> > the code is part of emacs or not?
>
> Because things that are included in emacs can act as being a part of a
> whole and take advantage of that to make the code easier to read and
> maintain.

Being "part of a whole" shouldn't mean being part of a quivering mound  
of hacks. Modularity is a good thing.