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I know there are worse things. But that's why I ranted against emacs. It's good, but we can do so much better. So much. I have faith in you guys, and it's just

I know there are worse things. But that's why I ranted against emacs. It's good, but we can do so much better. So much. I have faith in you guys, and it's just, well hell I get sad when I see you writing something amazing in C or in emacs. You should be writing the next amazing C or the next emacs. Those tools are the keystones to how cs is able to express itself in a practical manner. And yet almost all new efforts are treated poorly or mocked. Like, that shit you are describing earlier? Those amazing modifiable and inspectable systems? Why aren't you preaching that from the roof tops? Why do I, the guy who barely knows emacs, have to whine? Cause seriously, that shit sounds fucking amazing. If anything, you should be the one whining "Jeez, after all those advances we only get emacs?"

sjm 15y ago
Languages and text editors aren't the bottleneck, so writing the 'next amazing C' or the 'next emacs' is counter-productive at this stage.
fakeempire 15y ago
"Why do I, the guy who barely knows emacs, have to whine?" Because once you know emacs, you stop whining about it and start using it. You sound mad because all these people are using emacs and you just don't understand it yet or something. Spend time, learn emacs or vim and then you will understand. It is ridiculous for you to rant on something you obviously don't understand or recognize the power it possesses. Emacs and Vim have been around forever. There is a reason.