Dev Slams jEdit for Coq: Unbelievably Slow, Mouse-Driven, Carpal Tunnel Fuel
spikedoanz · x · 2026-09-27
Responding to the meme that no proof assistant besides Lean works well in 2026, the author recounts trying jEdit, a common Coq interface: "unbelievably slow, mouse-driven, and gives me carpal tunnel to use." A concrete detail on how unusable legacy formal-verification tooling remains.
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