Re: Development Speed

[xenodasein]

Quoting: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2021-12/msg01991.html
From: Po Lu
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2021 19:05:43 +0800

>> This does help them receive more contributions than both Vim and Emacs.
> How so?

I also wonder why, and this subject might need it's own thread.  My first
guess is that their code is more approachable, whatever all that entails.

> The "ifdef toolkit jungle" is restricted to the X-Windows code, and X is
> so complicated to program for that every significant program using X
> works that way.

I plan to ask about this topic again when I am more knowledgeable, if that
is okay. Thanks for your insight.

> It's not possible in the first place.

Why not, assuming it is at some point considered to be beneficial
by maintainers?