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> Sure it would bring new blood. It will also drive away old one; people, for whom Emacs is a Lisp runtime with a text editor bolted on top of it. Switching Ema

> Sure it would bring new blood. It will also drive away old one; people, for whom Emacs is a Lisp runtime with a text editor bolted on top of it. Switching Emacs from Elisp to something else feels like selling its soul. While I agree with most of your statement, having Emacs switch/transition/support another, more modern form of Lisp like CL surely wouldn't count as selling your soul. On the contrary you would stay true to your ideals (a Lisp-runtime with an editor) except now the Lisp runtime just got a lot better. I like Emacs as much as the next guy, and I have dabbled some in Elisp. I can make due. But I sure as hell wouldn't mind getting some of that neat stuff the CL-guys are getting.

TeMPOraL 12y ago
> While I agree with most of your statement, having Emacs switch/transition/support another, more modern form of Lisp like CL surely wouldn't count as selling your soul. I... I'm not sure, but I'm leaning towards agreeing. I can tell you that I don't get those "we're lobotomizing it" vibes when I think about switching Elisp for CL. Maybe because those two look alike and have similar philosophy. But even a thought of switching to Scheme, which is still a Lisp, sends chills down my spine. I know, this is completely irrational. But maybe this is a part of Emacs's appeal. You get attached to it, down to its very core.