Re: cc-mode fontification feels random

[Stefan Monnier]

> But I don't understand what's stopping these tree-sitter C modules (like
> [1] and [2]) to have access to the buffer's contents directly and have
> the best of both worlds.

I think it's a direct result of them being "modules": the API doesn't
let modules access a buffer's content directly, so it's more efficient
copy the content via `buffer-substring` and toss it on the other side
than having to use something like `char-after`.


        Stefan