Monthly Archives: October 2014

If Programming Languages Were Cars

Posted on 2014-10-15 by jcs

I probably shouldn’t but I love this sort of thing and find many of the entries hilarious.

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Global Key Bindings

Posted on 2014-10-15 by jcs

Over at the Google G+ Emacs community Alison Chaiken points us to an interesting post by Akkana Peck. Many times, I’ve set a key sequence for some function—often the recommended key sequence—only to have some other module steal it out … Continue reading →

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Golden Keys and the Four Horsemen of the Infocalypse

Posted on 2014-10-14 by jcs

Recently, The Washington Post published an editorial suggesting that Apple, Google, and other smart phone manufacturers provide a golden key to allow law enforcement access to locked phones. “Golden Key,” of course, is just a euphemism for a backdoor. It’s … Continue reading →

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Burritos and Monads

Posted on 2014-10-13 by jcs

Ahh, now I get it "A burrito? What's that? Sorry, I'm new to Mexican food." "Well, it's a bit complicated, but to start with, a burrito is like a monad…" — Fiora‮☄anreteA (@FioraAeterna) September 6, 2014

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Almost There

Posted on 2014-10-13 by jcs

The release candidate for Emacs 24.4 will appear on Friday. If all goes well, the official release will be on the subsequent Monday.

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The End of Emacs 24

Posted on 2014-10-12 by jcs

Bozhidar Batsov reports that after the release of Emacs 24.4, we will move to Emacs 25. The upcoming #Emacs 24.4 will be the last of the 24.x series http://t.co/TbfVUVmZ0z Looking forward to Emacs 25! — Bozhidar Batsov (@bbatsov) October 10, 2014 … Continue reading →

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The Greatest Keyboard Ever Made

Posted on 2014-10-12 by jcs

The Verge has a splendid article on the King of click: the story of the greatest keyboard ever made. That, of course, is the IBM Model M. I’ve written before about how much I love this keyboard. Even Xah Lee, … Continue reading →

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Context

Posted on 2014-10-11 by jcs

Jessica Kerr makes a good point. Context is everything. If you doubt this, try using someone else's emacs. — Jessica Kerr (@jessitron) September 30, 2014 If you have a heavily customized Emacs configuration, using someone else’s Emacs could feel like … Continue reading →

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Debugging Emacs Lisp

Posted on 2014-10-11 by jcs

Nic Ferrier has posted a nice video tutorial on debugging Elisp. Ferrier covers the basics of instrumenting your code, stepping through it, setting breakpoints, and other edebug functions. He also demonstrates macrostep, a package that allows you to expand and … Continue reading →

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Emacs Screen Shots

Posted on 2014-10-10 by jcs

I really enjoy looking at Emacs screen shots (I know, I know. I’m seeking help) so I was happy to see this from the estimable Bastien Guerry. In a previous digital life, I created this #flickr group about #emacs screenshots: … Continue reading →

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