Re: lax matching is not a great default behavior

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: David Kastrup <address@hidden>
> Cc: Mark Oteiza <address@hidden>,  address@hidden
> Date: Tue, 01 Dec 2015 20:32:24 +0100
> 
> Optimization does not tend to make staggering differences.

In my measurements, an optimized binary is 2 to 3 times faster than an
unoptimized one.  That's something that is very visible in day-to-day
user experience.

> There is something to be said for Emacs developers trying to work
> with the defaults and not just silently reconfigure them when they
> get in the way of productivity not just because of old habits but
> because of actual ergonomic or performance problems.

I don't reconfigure them, FWIW.

> Developers are less likely to suffer from the "I guess it is supposed to
> be that way" disease, so they in particular should think twice before
> just reconfiguring.

Agreed.  But after thinking twice, there's no need to think the third
time.