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^ with the caveat that a well-configured emacs requires a well-configured emacs, often leading to an infinite loop.
by yawpitch 3y ago
^ with the caveat that a well-configured emacs requires a well-configured emacs, often leading to an infinite loop.
- goku12 3y agoHow is that true at all? I started with plain Emacs and gradually updated the configuration to the level of polish I wanted. Even if you're impatient and want something modern up front, the advise given is to start with a starter pack like Doom Emacs.
- ianleeclark 3y agoI installed spacemacs 5ish years ago and have added maybe 20 lines to my configuration since then. None in the past 4 years. It's really overstated the amount of maintenance that Emacs requires.
- globular-toast 3y agoI recently made some big changes to my Emacs config to incorporate new tooling like LSP into my workflow. It turned into quite an extensive change as I re-evaluated many extensions and replaced some with newer alternatives. Took a few evenings. But I hadn't touched my config for three years before that! I've been using Emacs for 15 years and you definitely get to a point where you don't need to tweak it every day. 3 years is the kind of time some people would switch to a completely new editor. I have, in a way, except it still supports all the workflows that have become familiar over the years.
- kdtsh 3y agoThese days though you can offload that to a configuration distribution like Spacemacs, Prelude, or Doom Emacs.