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So, JSON passed between a bunch of Javascript things from Github means that the browser is the new EMACS ?

• yvdriess 11y ago
  Maybe if it would be sending AST in JSON, not recommended though :)
• jarcane 11y ago
  The article more or less makes this precise comparison. "Do everything in Emacs" isn't really so different from "Do everything in the browser." Arguably, modern browsers are more heavyweight and complex at that. They certainly eat a hell of a lot more RAM than my Emacs ever does.
  • mundanevoice 11y ago
    True, But they also do much more things than Emacs does.
    • tempodox 11y ago
      If you really believe that you haven't understood emacs at all.
      • jarcane 11y ago
        Ironically, the only thing Emacs can't seem to do these days is be a browser. ;)
        • to3m 11y ago
          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emacs/W3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emacs/W3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eww_%28web_browser%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eww_%28web_browser%29 I don't believe there is any Javascript support, though, so you'll be out of luck for many modern pages...
        • clocksld 11y ago
          The xwidget_mvp branch has been merged into the emacs master branch about a month ago. It allows you to embed GTK widgets INSIDE an emacs buffer, effectively allowing one to create actual GUIs inside of emacs. This also allows you to embed a full webkit-based browser (with javascript support!) right into emacs, and use it like a regular browser. Just clone the emacs repo, build it with gtk3 and xwidget support, and run 'M-x xwidget-webkit-browse-url' to get a full-fledged browser with proper rendering right inside emacs. https://www.emacswiki.org/pics/static/EmacsXembedScreenshot.png https://www.emacswiki.org/pics/static/EmacsXembedScreenshot....
          • nwah1 11y ago
            There's only one question that remains to be answered. Why?
            • clocksld 11y ago
              Why not? :)
            • gkya 11y ago
              Browsing through an environment that's integrated nicely, deeply configurable, and completely programmable. What else would you want as a programmer and an pc user?
      • cema 11y ago
        Well, emacs certainly can be many things, if not all things. But is it? There is a difference.
      • mundanevoice 11y ago
        Please make me understand!
• auganov 11y ago
  As funny as that comparison sounds - browsers are an amazing environment/system. If we ever abandon the Browser for more opaque systems I'm sure it will be remembered the way we remember Lisp machines today.