Re: JSON mode

[Stephen Leake]

Simen Heggestøyl <address@hidden> writes:

> Putting it into ELPA:
>
> + Updates may reach the users faster.
>
> - json-mode.el will need to support different versions of json.el
>  (which is bundled with Emacs).
>
> Bundling it with Emacs:
>
> + Somehow I feel that a modern text editor should come with support
>  for editing JSON data out of the box, though that may be because I
>  work in a web development environment. My feeling of this is
>  strengthened by the fact that Josh's JSON mode has been downloaded
>  from MELPA over 40,000 times.

That also indicates people are used to getting it from a package
manager, so Gnu ELPA is fine.

> - The mode is very young, and currently only used by me. Maybe it's
>  too early to include it in Emacs, and it should be given a chance to
>  ripen at ELPA first.

Definitely.

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-- Stephe