Re: [Orgmode] Re: [ANN] Org-babel integrated into Org-mode

[Scot Becker]

On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 11:03 PM, Eric Schulte <address@hidden> wrote:

>   - Org-babel adds rather specific and complex functionality to org-mode
>     that those who use it as a simple outliner and todo manager do not
>     require. (In other words, an option to turn it off might be nice for
>     those who are worried about "feature creep.")
>

I'm less struck by this point, as there are many features of Org-mode
which I personally don't understand or use and I'm certainly some
features the existence of which I am completely unaware.  However as
long as Babel doesn't significantly affect load time, I'd rather it be
present in the background, to simplify it's use.

And there's a significant 
advantage to having it included and 'on': ubiquity.  An  org user 
doesn't have to have set anything up to load up Eric's babel-ized 
version of the emacs starter kit and start playing with it in babel.  [http://github.com/eschulte/emacs-starter-kit]

It's the same advantage that org-mode gains by being part of Emacs. 
 We can say:  "Want to try org-mode?  just do 'M-x org-mode'  Now make 
some headlines with CTRL-RET and...."  Org babel is good, useful and 
stable enough that it deserves the same boost.    

Having said that, I'm all for Carsten's new code execution key binding.  Org
 advertises C-c C-c as a friendly key which mostly 'does the right 
thing' on the current block.  I could imagine that unwary newish users 
might not realize that in this case 'the right thing' is to execute that
 code.  Paranoia does seem a good default practice in this case.

Scot