Re: IDE

[Andreas Röhler]

Am 10.10.2015 um 23:23 schrieb Dmitry Gutov:
> On 10/10/2015 09:58 PM, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>
> > To me, an IDE is not a set of functionalities.  It's a coherent
> > application that provides an IDE-like look-and-feel, and all the
> > related functions already integrated and ready for me to be used.
> > That includes window-layout, btw, because configuring Emacs windows
> > for IDE-like behavior is an exceedingly complex task, one that's
> > impossible without good command of ELisp.  Not something I'd offer a
> > user whose only wish is to build a project in some language we
> > support.
>
> While I agree that working with windows in Emacs is often more trouble 
> than it should be, I don't think that offering a fixed layout like ECB 
> is the answer: it doesn't anticipate the needs of commands like 
> vc-dir, and it doesn't solve all problems anyway.
>
> Rather than that, we should provide more consistent guidelines for 
> window behavior, like whether a command should use a new window, reuse 
> an existing one, etc, and try harder not to destroy a layout the user 
> created. Maybe include a more accessible alternative to winner-mode 
> (which is a lifesaver, but is more of a kludge than a user-friendly 
> solution).

AFAIU Emacs in past time changed too fast, introduced new features or 
new function without an appropriate discussion, broke backward code too 
fast.

Got the impression developers spend a lot of time with fruits of their 
colleages, which just weren't in time to sell it yet.

That's rather an impression than established knowledge.

In case its true, a policy focused on branches while feature-freeze 
being the normal state might help.