Re: Why js2-mode in Emacs 23.2?

[Stephen Eilert <spedrosa@gmail.com>]

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On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 9:48 PM, Daniel Colascione <danc@merrillpress.com>wrote:

> On Aug 9, 2009, at 8:32 PM, Leo wrote:
>
>> Why not fix bugs in js2-mode? Having two packages providing similar
>> features is a burden to maintainers as well as users.
>>
>
> Because js2-mode is an abomination? Oh, it's not so bad that it's slow and
> unmaintained: that description applies to lots of code in Emacs. The problem
> is that js2-mode operates fundamentally differently from other modes,
> eschews font-lock, parses the buffer *asynchronously*, and generally goes
> against every possible convention for implementing a major mode.
>
>
>
I do not think that was done without a very good reason (and there's a
lengthy post explaining it), unless the author is a complete masochist.

This is most likely pointing out serious deficiencies in Emacs
infrastructure that have been neglected.


--Stephen

programmer, n:
       A red eyed, mumbling mammal capable of conversing with inanimate
monsters.

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