Re:Emacs Is Not Just an Editor
by ramin_hal9001 on Monday March 13, 2023 @01:37AM
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> Emacs Lisp is probably the worst language for "programming in the large". (After Javascript.)
But unlike JavaScript (and Node.js), I don't know of anyone who uses Emacs out of the belief that Emacs Lisp is a language with which they should be building large-scale applications. It is strictly a client-side language and it is used as such.
In fact, Emacs Lisp is actually a pretty good client-side language. Not that it is perfect, but I find it more enjoyable to use than JavaScript.
But unlike JavaScript (and Node.js), I don't know of anyone who uses Emacs out of the belief that Emacs Lisp is a language with which they should be building large-scale applications. It is strictly a client-side language and it is used as such.
In fact, Emacs Lisp is actually a pretty good client-side language. Not that it is perfect, but I find it more enjoyable to use than JavaScript.