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"js2-mode is developed by an eccentric developer called Steve Yegge"

I think the translator didn't get it right when he/she called Steve Yegge "Eccentric." Google translate makes no mention of this, while Bing describes js2-mode as "unusual, which makes more sense:

"js2-mode new JavaScript for measure mode made by Developer Steve Yegge is somewhat unusual, as implemented in Emacs Lisp"

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Well, I am Japanese and I am almost sure my translation is right. But I hope calling the s/he "Eccentric" is not very rude. I just thought it is better than "unusual"... or not?

Ah, I just notice "unique" fits the context very well. Perhaps I will change that later.

I personally think that "eccentric" is more polite than "unusual," which could be either positive or negative. It's also better than "unique"; I mean, everyone is unique... Given Steve Yegge's hilarious, insightful, and somewhat cheeky rants (after learning Java for a few months, "Kingdom of Nouns" [1] expressed my nascent thoughts exactly), I think he would qualify for "eccentric." I bet he'd even like the term :)

[1] http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2006/03/execution-in-kingdom...

Thanks for the explanation. It is hard feel this kind of nuance as my English is not that good. It's also good to know that he'd like that :)

Richard Stallman is a true eccentric. Steve Yegge has called himself "The drunken blogger," which is unusual, but he seems pretty normal otherwise. Just outspoken. No, I don't think it is rude to call him unusual, it still feels like you were trying to say JavaScript in Emacs was unusual and not Steve Yegge, but I'll take your word for it.

Actually, the phrase used in the original document, 少し変わった開発者, clearly referes to Yegge as being "a bit unusual developer".

If somebody called me 少し変わった I would be a little taken aback, I think. I arguably am a bit 変わった for many reasons, but it's not the kind of thing you say to somebody's face.

I stand corrected.

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