Anonymous
6/19/2025, 12:41:26 AM
No.105635488
>>105635248
>What makes EMACS stand the test of time?
It has a really good system for extensibility. It's really an Elisp runtime environment that happens to have a lot of text editing functions in its standard library. They also have an extremely strong culture of documentation such that nearly every public function and variable has a docstring attached to it. Once you're proficient in querying Emacs' help system, they are a tremendous help.
Knowing how to ask Emacs questions about itself is a skill that has to be developed though. A lot of beginners don't know how to do this, hence the initial confusion and frustration many beginners face. Every Emacs user has been there. Some push through, but many don't.
From the OP of >>105581689
>Elisp
Docs: C-h f [function] C-h v [variable] C-h k [keybinding] C-h m [mode] M-x ielm [REPL]
Get really familiar with these keybindings, and Emacs will explain itself to you.
>What makes EMACS stand the test of time?
It has a really good system for extensibility. It's really an Elisp runtime environment that happens to have a lot of text editing functions in its standard library. They also have an extremely strong culture of documentation such that nearly every public function and variable has a docstring attached to it. Once you're proficient in querying Emacs' help system, they are a tremendous help.
Knowing how to ask Emacs questions about itself is a skill that has to be developed though. A lot of beginners don't know how to do this, hence the initial confusion and frustration many beginners face. Every Emacs user has been there. Some push through, but many don't.
From the OP of >>105581689
>Elisp
Docs: C-h f [function] C-h v [variable] C-h k [keybinding] C-h m [mode] M-x ielm [REPL]
Get really familiar with these keybindings, and Emacs will explain itself to you.