The venerable text editor feels timeless and timely in the age of AI and enshittification. A novelist argues that it is perhaps because Emacs is the embodiment of FOSS ideals
Clay, my fren, I’m 67 years old, brain space rotting away more every day ☺
I agree that Emacs is different but it’s different in a good way. Also, some smart person made a vim emulation mode for Emacs. Actually, I think there are several vim emulators.
End result is that I haven’t had to re-learn new key bindings; I just use the same vi/vim key bindings I’ve used for 40 years.
Like “Green Eggs and Ham”, Try it, you’ll like it. ☺
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Clay, my fren, I’m 67 years old, brain space rotting away more every day ☺
I agree that Emacs is different but it’s different in a good way. Also, some smart person made a vim emulation mode for Emacs. Actually, I think there are several vim emulators.
End result is that I haven’t had to re-learn new key bindings; I just use the same vi/vim key bindings I’ve used for 40 years.
Like “Green Eggs and Ham”, Try it, you’ll like it. ☺
https://youtu.be/VlVl/_5RyG3M
I’ll check this out, thank you very much.