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If you're currently a vi user, I'd recommend spacemacs (https://www.spacemacs.org/ https://www.spacemacs.org/) to soften the learning curve. It comes batteries
by gct 6y ago
If you're currently a vi user, I'd recommend spacemacs (https://www.spacemacs.org/ https://www.spacemacs.org/) to soften the learning curve. It comes batteries included (as opposed to a stock emacs install which requires a _lot_ of customization) and uses evil mode (vi keybindings) by default. You can expose yourself to more and more of the emacs way slowly.
Also emacs is largely self-documenting. Learn the keys for querying documentation first thing. You can search for current keybindings, what a given function _does_, etc all live while you're using it.
- tams 6y agoSpacemacs is great, albeit slow at times. On the evil front there is also Doom Emacs (https://github.com/hlissner/doom-emacs https://github.com/hlissner/doom-emacs) which is better optimized and is still pretty full-featured.
- aladine 6y agoDoom Emacs is a collection of many recommendated packages. For someone doesn't use evil much like me, I can turn it off in the config file. Using Doom Emacs is highly recommended for new comers to Emacs
- dominotw 6y agoI was a vi user that had to ramp up quickly on a clojure project. Being new to clojure, I choose not to emacs at the same time as clojure. Spacemacs was lifesaver for me, given clojure experience in vi + plugins is subpar.