Re: Major and minor modes

[tomas]

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On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 01:39:55PM +0200, Emanuel Berg wrote:
> <tomas@tuxteam.de> writes:
> 
> > Moreover, in this case, if you want to understand
> > some random page you got from the Web (assuming you
> > want to stay with your beloved Emacs), mixed-mode
> > will come in handy. I know I appreciate it,
> > for sure.
> 
> As for me, in the world of computers and in other
> worlds as well, putting up with stuff that isn't to my
> liking by tweaking tools only delay the inevitable
> blow-up and failure.

But you don't want to be at the mercy of websites out
there, do you? So best to have a sharp sword to slice
them in half, when they come, bouncing and throbbing
upon you (sorry for the somewhat disturbing imagery).

I haven't resigned to see the web out there *only*
through the browser, although it seems we are losing
this battle at the moment (the only serious browser
manufacturer out there is at the same time the dominant
ad placement seller: what can possibly go wrong?)

> If you don't like the way the dig is going, getting
> the best shovels will not keep frustration at bay
> for long.

Cannons! Big, loaded cannons. Not shovels. Some AI
to unravel the secret protocol going on between their
server and the disgusting blob of Javascript they just
sent me to execute on *my* computer ;-) 

> > There are tons of those -- everything "domain
> > specific language" goes a bit in that direction.
> 
> ... - how exactly do you define that?
> 
> I always thought of Elisp, SQL, LaTeX, the dialects of
> BASIC, etc. to be domain specific.

Regular expressions. Date-time formats. Query languages à la
miniKanren. HTTP query strings. CSS selectors. GraphViz graph
descriptors. PGF/TiKZ. Do I really need to continue ;-)

Cheers
- -- tomás
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