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> it was interesting to see that they use emacs How so? It's a solid piece of software which has been around since forever (since before Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V conv
by josteink 10y ago
> it was interesting to see that they use emacs
How so? It's a solid piece of software which has been around since forever (since before Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V conventions ever existed). We're all programmers, and Emacs is all about being a programmer's editor.
If you want to see an Emacs-user out-hipster every single web-developer who thought he was cool when he used HTML for his presentations instead of Powerpoint/Keynote... Then watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMoPuv-xXMM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMoPuv-xXMM
It's incredibly contrived, and incredibly nerdy, yet this, to me, encapsulates so much about what Emacs is. And I love it :)
- copperx 10y agoWasting time in such contrived approaches that ultimately gain you nothing is part of what Alan Kay talks about. Programmers have the devious hobby of tackling complexity of their own doing. It isn't praiseworthy, or something to be proud about.