Hi, * FRIGN <d...@frign.de> [2015-03-04 08:57:22 +0100]: > On Wed, 4 Mar 2015 06:10:25 +0100 > Florian Bruhin <m...@the-compiler.org> wrote: > > Hey Florian, > > > I recently added qutebrowser to the "rocks" page and it was > > subsequently removed[1]. I accept that, though it raises a few > > questions: > > I sincerely hope you don't have to go into psychiatric treatment > resulting from the severe loss you encountered here.
Not at all - as said, I understand (though I don't *agree* :P) and just wanted to clear up a few doubts. > > Why are Firefox addons (Vimperator/VimFX) written in > > Coffescript/Javascript considered suckless? Or if you want to go even > > further: Why is there stuff in there using glib (in a non-GTK > > context)? After all that's listed on the top of sucks.md ;) > > Why did we develop surf using webkit, which obviously sucks? > It's all about compromises. You can't write addons for Firefox in sane > languages, so let's pick the best from the ones written in a sucky > interface language. > Interfaces generally are an issue. If the interface is inherently non- > suckless, it's all about choosing the least trade-off. Thanks for the insight! Florian -- http://www.the-compiler.org | m...@the-compiler.org (Mail/XMPP) GPG: 916E B0C8 FD55 A072 | http://the-compiler.org/pubkey.asc I love long mails! | http://email.is-not-s.ms/
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