2016-07-25 Emacs News
=====================
- Learning:
- [Learning as Much Emacs as I Can in a Weekend]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4u8ly2/learning_as_much_emacs_as_i_can_in_a_weekend/)
- [Why I persisted to learn Emacs]
(http://www.nathan1hughes.co.uk/programming/why-i-persisted-to-learn-emacs/)
([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4u1zt7/i_wrote_a_brief_blog_about_why_ive_fallen_in_love/))
- [Emacs Course Material (WIP)]
(https://github.com/jethrokuan/emacs-workshop) ([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4tjk0m/emacs_course_material_wip/))
- [Emacs Bullet Points] (http://irreal.org/blog/?p=5410)
- [emacs_gifs on twitter - prompted by vimgifs]
(https://twitter.com/emacs_gifs) ([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4uhqj4/emacs_gifs_on_twitter_prompted_by_vimgifs/))
- Org Mode:
- [org-minimal-html-theme] (http://orgminimal.tizi.moe/) ([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4uey51/orgminimalhtmltheme/))
- [Latest using emacs post - org-mode and reveal.js]
(http://cestlaz.github.io/posts/using-emacs-11-reveal/) ([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4tly81/latest_using_emacs_post_orgmode_and_revealjs/))
- [Emacs for note-taking / outlining, quick demo]
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYkuzV3Pu68) (13:34)
- Coding:
- [React Codebase Navigation]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4ufjof/react_codebase_navigation/)
- [Setting up Emacs for Clojure]
(https://mping.github.io/2015/11/17/clojure-emacs-cider.html) ([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4u98vx/setting_up_emacs_for_clojure/))
- [Attempt at literate programming with org-mode and Rust]
(https://gist.github.com/gnuvince/c07405ac141528db6cba97c865b83e40) ([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4u5ody/attempt_at_literate_programming_with_orgmode_and/))
- [Variable inspection for R/Python]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4tz8hl/variable_inspection_for_rpython/)
- Emacs development:
- [Emacs 25.1 RC1 now available]
(http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu-emacs/2016-07/msg00000.html)
([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4uewug/emacs_251_rc1_now_available/),
[Hacker News] (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12156511))
- [Open Letter to the Emacs Maintainers]
(https://medium.com/@fommil/open-letter-to-the-emacs-maintainers-226cb67a961f#.1pq4ienoh)
([Hacker News] (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12125057), [emacs-devel]
(http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-07/msg00859.html))
- [Discussion about managing environments]
(http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-07/msg00670.html)
- [Discussion about debbugs tracker]
(http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-07/msg00853.html)
- Other:
- [Making directories on the fly]
(http://mbork.pl/2016-07-25_Making_directories_on_the_fly)
- [slack -> jabber -> irc -> erc]
(http://puntoblogspot.blogspot.com/2016/07/slack-jabber-irc-erc_25.html)
- [Use visible bookmarks to quickly jump around a file]
(http://pragmaticemacs.com/emacs/use-visible-bookmarks-to-quickly-jump-around-a-file/)
([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4uh0f6/use_visible_bookmarks_to_quickly_jump_around_a/))
- [TIL there's a thriving Emacs community in China.]
(https://emacs-china.org/) ([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4tzq6s/til_theres_a_thriving_emacs_community_in_china/))
- [m-buffer.el: get a list of strings matching a regexp in a given buffer
(very easily)] (https://gitlab.com/dev-notes/emacs-lisp-not-an-issue/issues/3)
([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4twvzs/mbufferel_get_a_list_of_strings_matching_a_regexp/))
- [Discussion of Emacs documentation on Stack Overflow]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4twt2w/lets_commit_to_emacs_documentation_on/)
- ["Emacs in space, but with a sci-fi novella in it"]
(http://technomancy.us/180) ([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4ttgn9/emacs_in_space_but_with_a_scifi_novella_in_it/))
- New packages:
- evil-mc-extras <http://melpa.org/#/evil-mc-extras>: Extra functionality
for evil-mc
- [delight] (http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/delight.html): A dimmer switch
for your lighter text.
- ivy-purpose <http://melpa.org/#/ivy-purpose>: Ivy Interface for Purpose
- keyswap <http://melpa.org/#/keyswap>: swap bindings between key pairs
- kiwix <http://melpa.org/#/kiwix>: Kiwix interface and support.
- lyrics <http://melpa.org/#/lyrics>: Show lyrics
- php-scratch <http://melpa.org/#/php-scratch>: A scratch buffer to
interactively evaluate php code
- system-packages <http://melpa.org/#/system-packages>: functions to manage
system packages
- widgetjs <http://melpa.org/#/widgetjs>: Widgetjs mode
- xwidgete <http://melpa.org/#/xwidgete>: enhances usability of current
xwidget browser
Links from [reddit.com/r/emacs] (http://reddit.com/r/emacs/new), [/r/orgmode]
(http://reddit.com/r/orgmode), [Hacker News]
(https://hn.algolia.com/?query=emacs&sort=byDate&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story),
[planet.emacsen.org] (http://planet.emacsen.org), [Youtube]
(https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=emacs&search_sort=video_date_uploaded),
the changes to the [Emacs NEWS file]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/log/etc/NEWS), and [emacs-devel]
(http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-07).
[Past Emacs News round-ups] (http://sachachua.com/blog/category/emacs-news)
* 2016-07-25 Emacs News
- Learning:
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4u8ly2/learning_as_much_emacs_as_i_can_in_a_weekend/][Learning as Much Emacs as I Can in a Weekend]]
- [[http://www.nathan1hughes.co.uk/programming/why-i-persisted-to-learn-emacs/][Why I persisted to learn Emacs]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4u1zt7/i_wrote_a_brief_blog_about_why_ive_fallen_in_love/][Reddit]])
- [[https://github.com/jethrokuan/emacs-workshop][Emacs Course Material (WIP)]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4tjk0m/emacs_course_material_wip/][Reddit]])
- [[http://irreal.org/blog/?p=5410][Emacs Bullet Points]]
- [[https://twitter.com/emacs_gifs][emacs_gifs on twitter - prompted by vimgifs]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4uhqj4/emacs_gifs_on_twitter_prompted_by_vimgifs/][Reddit]])
- Org Mode:
- [[http://orgminimal.tizi.moe/][org-minimal-html-theme]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4uey51/orgminimalhtmltheme/][Reddit]])
- [[http://cestlaz.github.io/posts/using-emacs-11-reveal/][Latest using emacs post - org-mode and reveal.js]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4tly81/latest_using_emacs_post_orgmode_and_revealjs/][Reddit]])
- [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYkuzV3Pu68][Emacs for note-taking / outlining, quick demo]] (13:34)
- Coding:
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4ufjof/react_codebase_navigation/][React Codebase Navigation]]
- [[https://mping.github.io/2015/11/17/clojure-emacs-cider.html][Setting up Emacs for Clojure]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4u98vx/setting_up_emacs_for_clojure/][Reddit]])
- [[https://gist.github.com/gnuvince/c07405ac141528db6cba97c865b83e40][Attempt at literate programming with org-mode and Rust]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4u5ody/attempt_at_literate_programming_with_orgmode_and/][Reddit]])
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4tz8hl/variable_inspection_for_rpython/][Variable inspection for R/Python]]
- Emacs development:
- [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu-emacs/2016-07/msg00000.html][Emacs 25.1 RC1 now available]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4uewug/emacs_251_rc1_now_available/][Reddit]], [[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12156511][Hacker News]])
- [[https://medium.com/@fommil/open-letter-to-the-emacs-maintainers-226cb67a961f#.1pq4ienoh][Open Letter to the Emacs Maintainers]] ([[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12125057][Hacker News]], [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-07/msg00859.html][emacs-devel]])
- [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-07/msg00670.html][Discussion about managing environments]]
- [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-07/msg00853.html][Discussion about debbugs tracker]]
- Other:
- [[http://mbork.pl/2016-07-25_Making_directories_on_the_fly][Making directories on the fly]]
- [[http://puntoblogspot.blogspot.com/2016/07/slack-jabber-irc-erc_25.html][slack -> jabber -> irc -> erc]]
- [[http://pragmaticemacs.com/emacs/use-visible-bookmarks-to-quickly-jump-around-a-file/][Use visible bookmarks to quickly jump around a file]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4uh0f6/use_visible_bookmarks_to_quickly_jump_around_a/][Reddit]])
- [[https://emacs-china.org/][TIL there's a thriving Emacs community in China.]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4tzq6s/til_theres_a_thriving_emacs_community_in_china/][Reddit]])
- [[https://gitlab.com/dev-notes/emacs-lisp-not-an-issue/issues/3][m-buffer.el: get a list of strings matching a regexp in a given buffer (very easily)]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4twvzs/mbufferel_get_a_list_of_strings_matching_a_regexp/][Reddit]])
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4twt2w/lets_commit_to_emacs_documentation_on/][Discussion of Emacs documentation on Stack Overflow]]
- [[http://technomancy.us/180]["Emacs in space, but with a sci-fi novella in it"]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4ttgn9/emacs_in_space_but_with_a_scifi_novella_in_it/][Reddit]])
- New packages:
- http://melpa.org/#/evil-mc-extras: Extra functionality for evil-mc
- [[http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/delight.html][delight]]: A dimmer switch for your lighter text.
- http://melpa.org/#/ivy-purpose: Ivy Interface for Purpose
- http://melpa.org/#/keyswap: swap bindings between key pairs
- http://melpa.org/#/kiwix: Kiwix interface and support.
- http://melpa.org/#/lyrics: Show lyrics
- http://melpa.org/#/php-scratch: A scratch buffer to interactively evaluate php code
- http://melpa.org/#/system-packages: functions to manage system packages
- http://melpa.org/#/widgetjs: Widgetjs mode
- http://melpa.org/#/xwidgete: enhances usability of current xwidget browser
Links from [[http://reddit.com/r/emacs/new][reddit.com/r/emacs]], [[http://reddit.com/r/orgmode][/r/orgmode]], [[https://hn.algolia.com/?query=emacs&sort=byDate&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story][Hacker News]], [[http://planet.emacsen.org][planet.emacsen.org]], [[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=emacs&search_sort=video_date_uploaded][Youtube]], the changes to the [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/log/etc/NEWS][Emacs NEWS file]], and [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-07][emacs-devel]].
[[http://sachachua.com/blog/category/emacs-news][Past Emacs News round-ups]]
