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I'd like to see a screencast of an emacs pro tackling a medium-sized project that doesn't require too much thinking in record-time by expert use of a wide numbe

I'd like to see a screencast of an emacs pro tackling a medium-sized project that doesn't require too much thinking in record-time by expert use of a wide number of advanced time-saving features. And then make another version of the video that highlights, in slow-motion and with a voiceover that explains what the heck is going on, those features as used in the original video. I'm always a bit disappointed by screencasts slowly explaining how much faster you can work with the advanced features. Show, don't tell.

jrockway 18y ago
Yeah, but most people that are good with emacs are good programmers, and good programming rarely involves a ton of rapid-fire text editing. (Typing new pieces of text, yes. But randomly jumping around files and editing small pieces of text? That's pretty uncommon.) Anyway, people worry too much about this. Read the manual and practice the commands "in real life" (even if it means a trip to the manual to refresh your memory), and you'll quickly become able to edit effectively enough to not worry about editing mechanics anymore. It also helps to be a good typist, but that's not very fun to talk about. Practice makes perfect.