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Emacs Solo: A Surprise System Crafters Live Demo

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Very nice to see him using eshell, which is a highly underrated shell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xLeqwl_7n0

With time, I find myself relying less and less on tmux and scripts, while increasingly using Elisp macros, Eshell, and Emacs-based applications more generally.

Those who see Emacs as a mere editor or as the ancestor of VS Code may also want to read these:

- https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2024-04-24-re-what-keeps-you...

- https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2019-12-20-vlog-switch-emacs...

Emacs provides a highly hackable and open TUI framework for digital sovereignty. Somehow, it embodies the spirit of free software. Just M-x your way through and shape it to your needs.

System Crafters is a wonderful community overall. If you're interested, come join us on IRC at #SystemCrafters on Libera Chat, or check out the forum at forum.systemcrafters.net.

I'm a long time fan of David Williams' demos on the channel. Emacs Solo was quite inspiring in that it made me want to seriously adopt it for a month or two just to see if I could be productive in it without all the zillions of bells and whistles I've gotten used to over the years.

VS Code with Emacs keybindings was another tangent I was looking at recently.

If you're curious, spend some time with it. I think Emacs rewards a deep dive, it's a unique piece of software. Make sure to try org mode and magit and to run through the built-in tutorial. There is also a built-in tutorial for elisp that is quite good.

I am an emacs user. I meant moving from my ridiculously customized setup accumulated over 20 years to the Solo configuration.

It’s David Wilson :)

Whoops. Hmm, I thought you could edit HN comments but obviously not.

You can, but only for a relatively short amount of time after posting the comment. Maybe an hour or so?

Keybindings are the least interesting part of emacs. I modify the default keybindings heavily, because I find them uncomfortable.

Emacs's strength is being a portable programming platform which once you learned it allows you to very quickly create mini applications which help with everyday tasks.

Programming a VS Code extension is pretty cumbersome compared to creating a quick Emacs extension.

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