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The Emacs Problem (2005)
The Emacs Problem Stevey's Drunken Blog Rants™ Charles G. pointed out in an email discussion recently: Lisp still doesn't seem like the right language for doing text manipulation, and nothing I've seen from the Emacs libraries is making me think any differently. It sure beats the hell out of Java
- Points
- 95
- HN comments
- 135
- Submissions
- 2
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- 14 commenters
Software EngineeringHistory & Retro Computing2014
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2014 | The Emacs Problem (2005) by swah | 95 | 95 |
| May 24, 2010 | The Emacs Problem by mofey | 73 | 40 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 15 Hacker News comments by 14 different people, from May 2010 to Jan 2024.
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