Via Stefan Tilkov:
http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2008/04/xemacs-is-dead-long-live-xemacs.html
I've got no opinion on the GNU-vs-XEmacs analysis. I never used XEmacs for more than a day. I stopped using GNU Emacs in November 2003. I'm sure both version of emacs are even gotten better over the past 4+ years.
Had this just been another installment in the GNU-vs-XEmacs soap opera, there'd be nothing to see here.
Sandwiched between this however are some observations that I think are relevant to anyone who writes programs (start reading from “the dubious future of emacs“).
It's hard to argue with the value of self-hosting.
It's even harder to argue with the momentum of the browser and dynamic environments.
Posted
May 03 2008, 10:06 AM
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don-box