[baruchthescribe]

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.

[dmortin]

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.

[tarboreus]

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.

[baruchthescribe]

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

[mtsolitary]

It’s David Wilson :)

[baruchthescribe]

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

[matrss]

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