> I think the main proponents of vim's syntax are a small minority of > those who have mastery of such arcana. That doesn't bode well for > usability and convenience. I totally agree on this.
I'd like to throw away - VimL (using JavaScript instead) - the regex (using perl's instead) Why JavaScript? v8 jits, thus its blazing fast. Every developer is doing some kind of web development thus known JavaScript. http://altjs.org/ shows how many languages can be complied down to JS. This includes Ruby, Python, HaXe, Java, Scala, SML, ... (Note: I don't say it makes sense to use them all) Why ditch VimL? Because its a one time investment for learning about Vim only. It was ahead of its time in the past. Today a standard language may be a better fit. Who is willing to fund either effort? .. Its a huge investment for all users to lean an outdated language such as VimL. It gets the job done - but you first have to study it - I agree. Is the community strong enough and willing to fix this? Rewriting either one is a lot of work - and its unlikely that an individual will change it - unless being payed. I'd be even happier if volunteers step up proofing me wrong. Thoughts? Marc Weber -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
