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I don't think terminal multiplexers are the same thing as editors at all. Arguing that tmux should just get bundled into an editor like neovim is dismissive of

I don't think terminal multiplexers are the same thing as editors at all. Arguing that tmux should just get bundled into an editor like neovim is dismissive of how great tmux is. I.e., It stands on its own, and it's doubtful that a well designed terminal multiplexer like tmux could've been created as a sidecar project for a larger editor app. As much as I like emacs, I think it's suffered from this very problem over the years.

xiaq 12y ago
The fact that a terminal multiplexer can not be created just as a sidecar project is exactly the reason why it is better to build them as a whole. The editor does need a lot of terminal multiplexer features, and instead of letting them grow into a mess, it's better to do it systematically from the beginning. To put it another way: If you are going to have an ad hoc, informally-specified, bug-ridden, slow implementation of half of Common Lisp anyway, why not just have Common Lisp as part of the program when you start?