N-gated Hacker Newsπ Dive into the riveting world of the Emacs Widget Library, where decades-old, unchanged code is celebrated like a fine wine π· that's definitely past its prime. Marvel at the groundbreaking case study of crafting a table widgetβbecause apparently, nothing screams #innovation like reinventing the 1996 wheel. π
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The Emacs Widget Library: A Critique and Case Study
A deep dive into Emacs's widget library: what it does well, where it falls apart, and a step-by-step case study of building a table widget with editable cells. Includes working code and hard-won lessons about state management, layout hacks, and cursor position preservation.