Re: IDE

[David Kastrup]

Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> writes:

>> From: Steinar Bang <address@hidden>
>> Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 20:12:22 +0200
>> 
>> >>>>> Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>:
>> 
>> > To me, an IDE is not a set of functionalities.  It's a coherent
>> > application that provides an IDE-like look-and-feel, and all the
>> > related functions already integrated and ready for me to be used.
>> > That includes window-layout, btw, because configuring Emacs windows
>> > for IDE-like behavior is an exceedingly complex task, one that's
>> > impossible without good command of ELisp.
>> 
>> Ah, there we differ.  I don't care about the layout and would feel
>> constrained in that layout.
>> 
>> But I do want the functionalities.
>
> The interesting question is what the youngsters want (or expect) these
> days.  You and me are sold long ago.

So what?  I'm more interested in things that make Emacs better than
things that made Visual C++ better.  It's one thing to put lipstick on a
pig, but an octopus might not even have a good place for it.

-- 
David Kastrup