Hacker News with Generative AI: Emacs

Emacs pretest 30.1.90 (lists.gnu.org)
The first pretest for what will be the 30.2 release of Emacs (the extensible text editor) is available at: https://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/pretest/emacs-30.1.90.tar.xz

Software, Emacs, New Releases

4 points by gjvc 5 days ago | 0 comments

Replacing tmux and GNU screen with Emacs (masteringemacs.org)
If you’re a command line hacker – and I know you are – then I am sure you are familiar with, and possibly use, GNU screen or its contemporary replacement, tmux. If you are in the process of switching from Vim to Emacs, then tmux is no doubt a large part of your workflow.

Emacs, Command Line, Terminal Emulators

21 points by signa11 11 days ago | 6 comments

The Emacs Widget Toolkit (appetrosyan.github.io)
In this blog post I outline the consequences of several months worth of deliberation and dumpster diving into the Emacs display code.

Emacs, Software Development, Programming, User Interfaces

48 points by signa11 12 days ago | 12 comments

Browse-at-remote: browse remote code forges with Emacs (github.com/rmuslimov)
This package is easiest way to open particular link on github/gitlab/bitbucket/stash/git.savannah.gnu.org/sourcehut from Emacs. It supports various kind of emacs buffer, like:

Emacs, Git, Software Development, Programming Tools

5 points by fanf2 14 days ago | 0 comments

Emacs (mattgemmell.scot)
A couple of years ago I was standing outside my son’s nursery, waiting to pick him up at the end of the day. I got chatting to another father, whose name was Tafuma, and once we’d negotiated the usual pleasantries and parenthood-centric remarks, we discovered that we both had a technology background.

Software, Programming, Emacs

7 points by ingve 15 days ago | 0 comments

Clojure IDE in Emacs – Cider 1.18 ("Athens") Released (metaredux.com)
Great news, everyone - CIDER 1.18 (“Athens”) is out!

Programming, Clojure, IDE, Emacs, Software

17 points by NeutralForest 23 days ago | 1 comments

You don't need a terminal emulator (andreyor.st)
…if you’re an Emacs user, that is.

Emacs, Terminal Emulators

9 points by aard 39 days ago | 0 comments

Exwm: Emacs X Window Manager (github.com/emacs-exwm)
EXWM (Emacs X Window Manager) is a full-featured tiling X window manager for Emacs built on top of XELB.

Emacs, Window Managers, X11, Programming, Software

116 points by tosh 40 days ago | 32 comments

Emacs Lisp Elements (protesilaos.com)
This book, written by Protesilaos Stavrou, also known as “Prot”, provides a big picture view of the Emacs Lisp programming language.

Programming, Emacs, Lisp

353 points by robenkleene 41 days ago | 56 comments

Mean People Suck, Folks (reddit.com)
I've been using Emacs since 1983; it's been my go-to editor the entire time. I've given talks on it, recorded videos, and generally have promoted it forever. I'm not quite ready to abandon it, but I am feeling pretty unhappy about r/emacs. For whatever reason, this subreddit seems to be inhabited by people who delight, when someone asks a reasonable question, in downvoting them and being as unpleasant as they can manage to be. This happened to me just today.

Emacs, Reddit, Community, Software

10 points by nonrecursive 43 days ago | 2 comments

Native frame transposition coming to Emacs 31 (bauherren.ovh)

Emacs, Software, Programming

182 points by nanna 45 days ago | 86 comments

Emacs Startup Time Doesn't Matter (batsov.com)
Every now and then I see people discussion one of the following:

Emacs, Performance, User Experience

9 points by todsacerdoti 46 days ago | 1 comments

Emacs Solo: A Surprise System Crafters Live Demo (rahuljuliato.com)
Last Friday, I was genuinely surprised by a live demo of my Emacs Solo configuration on the System Crafters Weekly Show.

Emacs, Live Demos, Open Source, Programming, Software

119 points by JNRowe 57 days ago | 9 comments

Exec-path-from-shell: Make Emacs use the $PATH set in your shell (github.com/purcell)
A GNU Emacs library to ensure environment variables inside Emacs look the same as in the user's shell.

Emacs, Programming, Shell, Environment Variables, Software

6 points by fanf2 62 days ago | 0 comments

Emacs' first public release was 40 years ago today, 20 March 1985 (gnu.org)

Emacs, History, Software, Programming, Open Source

12 points by nemoniac 64 days ago | 1 comments

Wherein I Explain Why Emacs Is the Best Tool for WordPress (ingebrigtsen.no)
When I look at popular tools for writing blog posts, they all seem to require an ungodly amount of work to get common things done.

WordPress, Blogging, Emacs, Software, Productivity

3 points by signa11 67 days ago | 0 comments

An introduction to Magit, an Emacs mode for Git (masteringemacs.org)
Magit is the sweetener that masks the bitter taste you get when you have to commune through algebraic brevity with git. Magit – unlike other user interfaces bolted on top of a command line version control system – is faithful in its adherence to git’s vocabulary and capabilities.

Version Control, Git, Emacs, Programming, Software

16 points by signa11 70 days ago | 0 comments

Static Site Generator for Emacs Lisp Programmers (tonyaldon.com)

Programming, Emacs, Web Development

54 points by dskhatri 80 days ago | 11 comments

Emacs Tree-sitter custom highlighting (blogspot.com)
A few years ago I blogged about custom tree-sitter-based syntax highlighting in emacs. I started out with highlighting certain keywords in red. I wanted to show the keywords that interrupt control flow:

Emacs, Tree-sitter, Programming, Syntax Highlighting, Customizations

123 points by ibobev 83 days ago | 23 comments

What's New in Emacs 30.1? (masteringemacs.org)
Emacs 30.1 is upon us, and it’s time for another bumper release full of new features and improvements.

Software, New Releases, Programming, Emacs

158 points by trocado 88 days ago | 36 comments

Recurring checklists using Org Mode in Emacs (naiquev.in)
Based on my experience of building and maintaining professional and personal/hobby projects, I've come to realize that I often tend to prefer well documented checklists over automated scripts for recurring workflows.

Productivity, Emacs, Organization, Software, Checklists

95 points by adityaathalye 101 days ago | 6 comments

macOS No Longer Ships with Emacs (batsov.com)
While I was setting up my new mac mini yesterday I noticed something interesting - Apple have stopped shipping the ancient Emacs 22.1 with macOS!

macOS, Emacs, Software, Operating Systems

14 points by eduction 131 days ago | 6 comments

Emacs: Fringe Matters, Finding the Right Difference (karthinks.com)
Continuing my avocation of writing to increasingly niche audiences, today we have a matter at the intersection of several small Venn bubbles:

Emacs, Customization, User Interfaces, Text Editors

43 points by signa11 142 days ago | 2 comments

The Road to Emacs Maximalism (schonfinkel.github.io)
I’ve stumbled across a method of composing programs that excites me very much. In fact, my enthusiasm is so great that I must warn the reader to discount much of what I shall say as the ravings of a fanatic who thinks he has just seen a great light. (Knuth 1984, 1)

Programming, Software Development, Emacs, Text Editors

18 points by fluidwizard 143 days ago | 5 comments

Show HN: Emacs on a Kobo Clara BW ebook reader (github.com/enthdegree)
The Kobo Clara BW is a great platform for emacs via efbpad. This project describes a way to get terminal emacs running on it natively. The process is unchallenging but fairly involved. It is described in BUILD.md which is not complete and likely has typos. It should be followed by spirit and not by letter! Criticism and problems are included in TODO.md

Emacs, Ebook Readers, Linux, Open Source, Programming

23 points by enthdegree 144 days ago | 2 comments

EmacsConf 2024 Notes (sachachua.com)
The videos have been uploaded, thank-you notes have been sent, and the kiddo has decided to play a little Minecraft on her own, so now I get to write some quick notes on EmacsConf 2024.

Conferences, Emacs, Programming

340 points by JNRowe 146 days ago | 154 comments

Using Guile for Emacs (lwn.net)
Emacs is, famously, an editor—perhaps far more—that is extensible using its own variant of the Lisp programming language, Emacs Lisp (or Elisp). This year's edition of EmacsConf, which is an annual "gathering" that has been held online for the past five years, had two separate talks on using a different variant of Lisp, Guile, for Emacs.

Emacs, Programming, Lisp, Software, Open Source

6 points by signa11 148 days ago | 0 comments

Emacs: Two New Standard Themes (protesilaos.com)
The standard-themes is my third theme-related project. Unlike the modus-themes and the ef-themes, I try to remain in line with the out-of-the-box looks of Emacs, even though I personally dislike them. The purpose of the Standard themes is to provide the missing theme framework of that default aesthetic, so that users can enjoy the customisability and stylistic consistency it brings.

Emacs, Software, User Interface, Customization

6 points by robenkleene 157 days ago | 0 comments

Using Guile for Emacs (lwn.net)
Emacs is, famously, an editor—perhaps far more—that is extensible using its own variant of the Lisp programming language, Emacs Lisp (or Elisp). This year's edition of EmacsConf, which is an annual "gathering" that has been held online for the past five years, had two separate talks on using a different variant of Lisp, Guile, for Emacs.

Programming Languages, Emacs, Open Source

183 points by todsacerdoti 158 days ago | 71 comments

Why Emacs Is the Best: 10 Key Advantages (midirus.com)
In this post I explain why I believe Emacs is the greatest text editor.

Text Editors, Programming, Emacs

10 points by ossusermivami 160 days ago | 1 comments