Re: Instead of pcase

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2023 16:58:39 +0200
> Cc: michael_heerdegen@web.de, luangruo@yahoo.com, jporterbugs@gmail.com,
>  rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org
> From: Dmitry Gutov <dmitry@gutov.dev>
> 
> On 19/11/2023 16:52, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> What I don't like here in this discussion is that some people are not
> >>>> willing to accept that other people make different experiences with the
> >>>> same things.
> >>> This goes both ways, you know.
> >> The "other side" doesn't create threads with angry comments about the
> >> developers with opposing views writing lower-level verbose code
> >> (choo-choo trains, Joao called that), with calls to prohibit such 
> >> practices.
> > I meant this very thread.  The very previous message, actually.
> 
> I don't see calls for prohibiting those implementation styles, in the 
> previous messages, or anywhere. It would be impractical anyway.

I wasn't talking about prohibiting, I was talking about accepting that
both sides have a right to describe their experiences.

> >> OTOH, enacting a ban on particular abstractions will just about
> >> guarantee that certain kinds of features will not be implemented.
> > That's a strawman: no one of those who set policies here suggested any
> > bans.  One should be able to post opinions for and against certain
> > coding styles without being accuse in mortal sins.
> 
> No one is arguing about whether people are allowed to post opinions.
> 
> There have been a few calls for working toward dropping pcase or cl-lib 
> from the Emacs core, however.

You need to know to whom you listen, before you make such far-reaching
conclusions.