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It would be nice to know what this offers that emacs doesn't already ... other than it being built on a more modern GUI framework (Electron).

0thgen 4y ago
I think it'll be a long time before something replaces emacs given that emacs is extremely niche and most text editors don't seem to be after the vim/emacs market
pasquinelli 4y ago
your comment makes me think: emacs already does everything-- no tool is ever going to do more than emacs (before you say it, i know this isn't literally true.) so when i already have a tool that does everything (actually multiple tools), what might i want in a different tool? to extend the metaphor of a tool: i'd want a tool that feels better in my hand, or a tool that does a specific job very well, or a tool that can fit better into tight and awkward spaces, or a tool that works by a different principle, or just a more beautiful specimen of the same tool that does everything. or maybe i'd want a different tool for one of the many reasons i'm sure i haven't thought of. just some stray thoughts, nothing original, but it makes me realize that i'm always looking for tools that work on a different principle to the ones i've got, and that's never occurred to me before now.
- imiric 4y ago
  A new tool can certainly do things better. Emacs has many quirks, that are partly because of its age, and partly because it needs to remain compatible with its extensive ecosystem. A new editor that, for example, prioritizes performance, while not sacrificing extensibility, and maybe does it in a more mainstream language, could always start small and eventually gain traction.
  - hackrnusr 4y ago
    I recently stumbled across this interesting attempt: https://emacs-ng.github.io/emacs-ng/js/getting-started/ https://emacs-ng.github.io/emacs-ng/js/getting-started/
thatxliner 4y ago
The whole point of it was being as customizable as Emacs, but easy to do with JavaScript.
- hackrnusr 4y ago
  I personally prefer sticking with an s-expression based language, but apparently not everyone agrees: https://emacs-ng.github.io/emacs-ng/js/getting-started/ https://emacs-ng.github.io/emacs-ng/js/getting-started/ Maybe this project will help emacs move into the browser someday.

0thgen 4y ago

I think it'll be a long time before something replaces emacs given that emacs is extremely niche and most text editors don't seem to be after the vim/emacs market

pasquinelli 4y ago

your comment makes me think: emacs already does everything-- no tool is ever going to do more than emacs (before you say it, i know this isn't literally true.) so when i already have a tool that does everything (actually multiple tools), what might i want in a different tool? to extend the metaphor of a tool: i'd want a tool that feels better in my hand, or a tool that does a specific job very well, or a tool that can fit better into tight and awkward spaces, or a tool that works by a different principle, or just a more beautiful specimen of the same tool that does everything. or maybe i'd want a different tool for one of the many reasons i'm sure i haven't thought of. just some stray thoughts, nothing original, but it makes me realize that i'm always looking for tools that work on a different principle to the ones i've got, and that's never occurred to me before now.

imiric 4y ago
A new tool can certainly do things better. Emacs has many quirks, that are partly because of its age, and partly because it needs to remain compatible with its extensive ecosystem. A new editor that, for example, prioritizes performance, while not sacrificing extensibility, and maybe does it in a more mainstream language, could always start small and eventually gain traction.
- hackrnusr 4y ago
  I recently stumbled across this interesting attempt: https://emacs-ng.github.io/emacs-ng/js/getting-started/ https://emacs-ng.github.io/emacs-ng/js/getting-started/

thatxliner 4y ago

The whole point of it was being as customizable as Emacs, but easy to do with JavaScript.

hackrnusr 4y ago
I personally prefer sticking with an s-expression based language, but apparently not everyone agrees: https://emacs-ng.github.io/emacs-ng/js/getting-started/ https://emacs-ng.github.io/emacs-ng/js/getting-started/ Maybe this project will help emacs move into the browser someday.