Re: Condider adding buffer-mode

[Stefan Monnier]

> current buffer). While this is OK for interactive code, it seems pretty
> obnoxious when done in library code. We can very well have a version of
> `derived-mode-p' that operates on an explicit buffer argument as opposed to
> an implicit one.

But this applies to many other things.  IOW you're complaining about
Emacs's design.

> I know that Emacs Lisp places little value on functional programming
> principles, but I don't see the harm in embracing them at
> least occasionally.

Just adding something like buffer-mode is not going to help enough to
justify adding a function.  You're trying to work against the tool.


        Stefan