Using Emacs - 1 - setting up the package manager

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Recommends stakkur · 2020-04 · on “Ask HN: Resources to grok Emacs and use it well?”

I started using Emacs in earnest a few years ago, especially Org-Mode. At first, I tried every customization I came across and loaded up my init file with all the cool mods. But when things went wrong, I had no clue how to fix them. So after about a year I started over, resetting my config and using Emacs customization over custom elisp writing to get a working init file. It helped me learn a lot . This is the path I recommend: do small customizations using Emacs' built-in features, then learn elisp later. I learned a lot from this CS prof's videos, and it's a good, practical learning path I'd recommend: [this video] If you're into writing, I maintain a list of resources for writing with Emacs: [

Recommends slk500 · 2022-04 · on “What’s new in Emacs 28.1?”

You have to find specific need that emacs will fulfil. Org-mode is the key. Don't try to use it like IDE for coding for a start. I recommend start with video tutorials: 1. Mike Zamansky [this video] 2. Rainer König org-mode [LINK]

Cites todd8 · 2020-06 · on “Ask HN: I'm an incoming freshman to college for a CS major, what should I know?”

Programming in high school is quite different than the work you will be doing in a CS program. CS is a hard, but not impossible, major. Depending upon the school it will be perhaps easier than a Physics degree and maybe a bit more work but easier than a Math degree. There is too much CS to learn in four years so every program leaves something out. For example, some schools will require a class in Artificial Intelligence while others may not but will instead require a course in Data Science. So it's hard to know exactly what you will be studying, but I can make a few suggestions that should be helpful for someone heading off to college and planning to study CS. Generally, there is a lot of us