Unix as a tool forge (and how Emacs fits in Unix philosophy)

Re:Unix as a tool forge (and how Emacs fits in Unix philosophy) by gropius on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @03:41PM (#33524012)

Don't forget to check out the MELPA (melpa.org) repository, which has a staggering array of packages for Emacs. If people do something on computers, chances are someone does it in Emacs and there's a package on MELPA to support it.

Also, the road to Emacs proficiency will be a journey, and you'll want to think about Emacs as something you'll gradually tinker with and tweak to get to a set up and understanding that is satisfying. It's not shiny nor whiz-bang by any means, but path through the learning curve can be extremely rewarding.

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Re:Unix as a tool forge (and how Emacs fits in Unix philosophy) by ok_dad on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @03:57PM (#33524192)

Thanks for that link, very useful for me to be able to find that stuff in one place. I want to treat my software development more like I do with physical hobbies and start to learn to use advanced-yet-powerful tools that are well-made. VSCode is perfectly fine, but I see it as something that won't last long in one form, constantly changing things for the flavor of the year tech.

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