Re: cc-mode fontification feels random

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Cc: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca, rudalics@gmx.at, emacs-devel@gnu.org,
>  rms@gnu.org, acm@muc.de
> From: Daniel Colascione <dancol@dancol.org>
> Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2021 11:28:41 -0700
> 
> > I was talking about what to do (or not to do) with our existing
> > regexp- and "syntax"-based fontifications.  I still remember the days
> > when CC Mode handled that well enough without being a snail it
> > frequently is now, and that was on a machine about 10 times slower
> > than the one I use nowadays.  The C language didn't change too much
> > since then, at least not the flavor I frequently edit.
> 
> C++ is a much more complex language and a lot more relevant for modern 
> software development.

Sure, but that doesn't justify the slowdown in C editing I experience
over the years.