On Thursday, January 12, 2012 02:58:58 Marc Weber wrote: > > 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 Its a huge investment for all users to lean an outdated 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? ppl who've spent the time to learn viml won't want it wasted -- some of us even like it sc > 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
