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by jjdredd 2214 days ago
Integrating a compiler into a text editor to speed it up is a bit of an overkill imo. What if a lisp source changes and needs to be recompiled? What if several lisp files change? Does it mean that it also needs a sort of a build system? This brings the joke about an "operating system that lacks a decent editor" closer to reality (or reality closer to the joke).