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Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 15:16:35 +1000
Subject: Re: checking if a list is empty
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On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 2:32 PM, rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> wrote:
> Recently on the emacs list there was a big flame-fest because the
> behavior (aka interface) of return/newline changed.
> The argument for change: Can we have emacs behave a little more like a
> 21st century application?
> Against: Somebody's scripting code broke badly.
>
> You may take any side you like.

The side I take is: If you want emacs, use emacs. If you want SciTE,
use SciTE. If you want nano, use nano. And sometimes, you might have
special circumstances that demand a different choice (can't use SciTE
over ssh, afaik), so it's worth learning more than one.

Chris Angelico