> On Feb 17, 2024, at 8:55 PM, Po Lu <luangruo@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> In fact IDLWAVE does still work and is useful for a small set of
>> users, it just does more harm than good in core, IMO.
> 
> Packages whose existence comes at the detriment of their host (Emacs) do
> not develop this trait over time.

This strikes me as a very rigid perspective.  In my view, the costs and benefits of any capability of a system can ebb and flow over time, as the context in which they are evaluated changes.