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Re: List of all functions (recursively) called by a function?


From: David Kastrup
Subject: Re: List of all functions (recursively) called by a function?
Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:31:33 +0100
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux)

Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org> writes:

> Something about GNU Emacs' combination of relative portability (e.g.,
> compared to its contemporary Hemlock, which was written in
> common-lisp, and in many ways more sophisticated -- but probably not
> so portable), relative programmer friendliness (sure elisp sucks, but
> compared to mocklisp...), approachability, good press (it's from the
> author of the original emacs!), "hacker friendly" attitude, and sheer
> dogheaded persistence, ended up winning in the end, despite many other
> programs having a head start...

What use is a headstart without roadmap?  What use is a roadmap without
tar?

-- 
David Kastrup


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