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The way I see it, clang is an implementation detail; this might be implemented with something else, if only anything better existed. If anything, it should refe
by Jeaye 12y ago
The way I see it, clang is an implementation detail; this might be implemented with something else, if only anything better existed. If anything, it should reference vim. Alas, I'm a sucker for wordplay.
It can be pointed out that YouCompleteMe, for example, also doesn't have vim in the name. I guess it's not so bad!
- unfamiliar 12y agoI've always thought YouCompleteMe was a stupid name too. I guess I'm just no fun :/ I don't think clang is an implementation detail. Surely the custom syntax highlighting engine is a vim feature. It's the "using clang" that makes this interesting.
- Jeaye 12y agoThe point is that this project is impossible without embedding an compiler. Vim's syntax capabilities alone are based on matching; they don't actually compile the code. The benefit provided by color_coded is that the highlighting is based on how your code looks to the compiler, not to a (very clever) regex machine. Given that, the fact that I chose libclang doesn't change the functionality of the project.
- towelguy 12y agoMaybe it should be renamed to YouColorMe