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> It means that the entirety of LT's functionality is described in a datastructure that you could reasonably modify by hand. I'm confused. Emacs embraced this
by gcr 13y ago
> It means that the entirety of LT's functionality is described in a datastructure that you could reasonably modify by hand.
I'm confused. Emacs embraced this principle almost forty years ago. Would you mind explaining to me what's novel about LightTable's take on this old idea?
Is it "That, But Clojure!"? or "That, But With More Webkit!"? Each of these could be valuable in their own right... Or am I missing something more fundamental?
- goldfeld 13y agoHow about, "Turtles all the way down just like Emacs?" I think you don't really have to come up with something revolutionary on top of the Emacs philosophy for it to be a very worthwhile pursuit. The things you mention plus the fact that it's as easy to get started as Sublime (or aims to) makes it a fantastic entry point for lots of new people into a tried, true and powerful way of working. Sadly, it's not open source.
- coldtea 13y ago>I'm confused. Emacs embraced this principle almost forty years ago. Would you mind explaining to me what's novel about LightTable's take on this old idea? That it's based on technologies, design sensibilities and UI ideas that weren't around "almost forty years ago".