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> Genuine question, not trying to be snarky: isn't JS a great way to address most of those concerns that you list?

I genuinely don't think it is - Javascript is just a language. Why not implement Async I/O and WebWorkers APIs in Elisp? Why complicate things with an entirely new language?

And with Elisp native compiled on most platforms, it seems doubtful WebAsm is going to make a noticeable difference in performance.



Fair point, but have you considered the joy of tarnishing nice things with JavaScript? Corrupting the venerable Emacs would be a great achievement.


I'm assuming this change will allow plugins to be written that expose a web UI. That would be huge for Emacs.


> That would be huge for Emacs.

Yes, it will change its name from Emacs (8 megabits and constantly swapping) to Etacs (8 terabits and constantly swapping). /s




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