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I'm not a programmer but I have dabbled in code for a while. Emacs honestly made me love using my computer again. Give yourself a full day for the tutorial and
by nanna 8y ago
I'm not a programmer but I have dabbled in code for a while. Emacs honestly made me love using my computer again.
Give yourself a full day for the tutorial and then try to stick to it even though for a while you will be slower and clumsier at everything. This will pay off massively.[0]
Make it part of your routine. Apart from coding in it, use it for email (mu4e/offlineimap), for git (magit), as a local and remote file manager, for writing notes and running a diary (org mode), for submitting papers (LaTeX/Auctex), for your terminal...
Speaking for myself, it actually improves my quality of life, and I feel like I've only scratched the surface.
[0] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10942008/what-does-emacs-learning-curve-actually-look-like https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10942008/what-does-emacs...
- TeMPOraL 8y agoI'd skip e-mail at the beginning, because it can be a real pain to set up (not necessarily on Emacs end - but the whole offlineimap thing, credentials, etc.). But I very much recommend magit - if you're using git, it'll blow your mind. https://magit.vc/ https://magit.vc/