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Using a runtime doesn't automatically mean it's bloat. I mean, do you uninstall Python from your system immediately after installing a distro? I would much rat
by creatonez 1y ago
Using a runtime doesn't automatically mean it's bloat. I mean, do you uninstall Python from your system immediately after installing a distro?
I would much rather an editor provide as many runtimes as possible for plugins, so that developers from all walks of life can contribute. This is largely the success story of Neovim, which lets you interface with it in 7 different languages. Most editors that are constrained to only one language for plugins have a completely barren ecosystem.
- watermelon0 1y agoThe main issue is that Zed doesn't package them (or rely on having them installed on the system), but instead downloads binaries from the web.
- tasuki 1y agoOh, that sounds pretty bad. I wonder if there's a reason...