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Depends on the Emacs, but GNU Emacs has a low-level core written in C with most high-level functionality implemented in various Elisp packages.
by marcus0x62 4y ago
Depends on the Emacs, but GNU Emacs has a low-level core written in C with most high-level functionality implemented in various Elisp packages.
- morelisp 4y agoAnd to clarify, in Emacs "move the cursor forward one paragraph" or "kill (~cut) this text" counts as high-level functionality.
- marcus0x62 4y agoSure, I meant things like interfacing with the OS, the Elisp interpreter itself, performance-sensitive tasks like redisplay, etc.