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The format/spec isn't really the problem. It's just that parsing and rendering Org Mode files is like parsing and rendering .PSD files - getting your app to ope
by TeMPOraL 2y ago
The format/spec isn't really the problem. It's just that parsing and rendering Org Mode files is like parsing and rendering .PSD files - getting your app to open and write PSDs alone does not turn your app into Photoshop; you're still missing 99% of the features.
- natrys 2y agoRight but if you implement the rest of the features, you become an org-mode IDE anyway. I don't mean that's a bad thing, syntax is just bare minimum, most usefulness comes from interactive developer experience anyway. I was just addressing the point parent raised that marrying markup with IDE is a bad idea, and that when it comes to syntax org-mode is hardly underspecified compared to other markup languages. Would it be neat to have an alternate complete implementation of org-mode elsewhere? Sure. But unlike say Photoshop, Emacs is already open and extremely hackable. That mitigates most of the reasons you would want to.