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Re:Vim9: An experimental fork of Vim to explore making Vim s... by monsieurbanana on Saturday January 04, 2020 @03:51AM (#21953761)
You can support .so extensions if you want, but it has to be secondary to a scripting language.

Most extensions don't need raw performance, but an editor needs those extensions.

An entry barrier as low as possible is needed to reach the critical mass of third-party extensions that turn an editor into something worthwhile.

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Re:Vim9: An experimental fork of Vim to explore making Vim s... by leni536 on Saturday January 04, 2020 @07:27AM (#21954546)
Scripting layers could always be provided as .so extensions. The other way around is a bit more awkward.
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