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Intro So, Emacs 31 has been released, and a lot of shiny new stuff is there, ready for us to play with.

My last post was a tour of Emacs 31, which has since moved into pretest.

Karthik Chikmagalur recently published another of his excellent "Even More Batteries Included with Emacs" posts, digging into lesser-known features that already ship with Emacs today.

Quick announcement: this blog now lives on the small net too.

You open your favorite editor, and, out of the box, Emacs writes state files all over the place.

I have used the proced.el package in Emacs on Linux for years.

I've been maintaining Emacs Solo for a while now, and I think it's time to talk about what happened in this latest cycle as the project reaches its two-year mark.

There's a feature in Emacs that I've always loved: vc-git-region-history.

I'll start by admitting something upfront: for a long time, I was very vocal about not recommending Eglot if you were working with a modern web development stack, especially things like React, TypeScript, ESLint, Tailwind, Vue, etc.

One of the things that never stops fascinating me about Emacs is how deep the rabbit hole goes when your start exploring... well... anything!

In the world of text editing and programming, templating is a superpower.

I have a deep appreciation for both the Catppuccin and Modus themes.

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When I'm deep into developing a feature, I don't want to think about whether a file is already open in a buffer, or if I need to search the whole project to find it.

When people hear "tabs" in an editor, they usually imagine something like browser tabs in Chrome, Firefox, or even VSCode.

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The 0.3.0 release of Emacs Kick lands today, bringing quiet but quality-of-life improvements while paving the way for future support in Emacs 31.

Explore how to turn Emacs' native tab-bar and tab-bar-groups into a powerful, tmux-like window and session management experience—no external packages needed.

Terminal Emacs users often face an annoying limitation: copying and pasting between Emacs and the system clipboard doesn’t "just work."

A practical quick-reference for the JJ (Jujutsu) version control system: not a tutorial, but a ready-to-use guide with the most essential commands and workflows. 🧠 Heads-Up: This Is Not a Tutorial!

⚠️ WARNING: EMOJI HEAVY CONTENT AHEAD ⚠️ 🚨📢 Pro Tip: Need more emoji in your life?

Last Friday, I was genuinely surprised by a live demo of my Emacs Solo configuration on the System Crafters Weekly Show.

As much as anyone else, I love and use MAGIT.

This guide walks you through compiling Emacs 30.1 on Debian 12, covering the download, checksum verification (SHA1, SHA256), and build process.

One thing I really missed from Emacs was how easy it was to upload files and text snippets to 0x0.st.

In my previous post, I shared how I improved the usability of icomplete-vertical-mode by customizing its rendering to make completions more visually accessible.

icomplete-vertical-mode is a popular built-in option for Emacs users who prefer a vertical display of completions, offering a more modern feel similar to packages like Vertico or Ivy.

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Turn Emacs into a powerful Docker development environment that supports both Docker and Podman workflows.

Emacs-Kick: A Neovim User’s Friendly Start to Emacs -- Get it on Github: https://github.com/LionyxML/emacs-kick/ Introduction As an Emacs enthusiast who has also spent significant time with Neovim, I wanted to create something that would bridge the gap be…

Setting up Go Lang on Debian So you need Go in your Debian, and apt gives something, but not the version you need?

Discover how to configure Emacs to use the project-specific ESLint binary, ensuring compatibility with older projects.

Join me as I revisit a ReactJS and TypeScript project I created two years ago: an interactive version of Conway's Game of Life.

Are you considering migrating your GitHub repositories to Codeberg but finding the process daunting?

In the world of programming, where every character counts and readability is paramount, the choice of font may seem like a minor detail.

Validation is a crucial aspect of any application, ensuring that the data it operates on meets the necessary criteria.

For me, one of the finest things of using Emacs is having the same user experience both when I am sessioning trough SSH, hacking with Tmux, reading my RSS news or working as a software engineer.

Compile Emacs 29.2 from source with a recent bug-fix release highlighted by Eli Zaretskii.

Explore Rahul's Lab: An archived fusion of tech and educational insights.

In this article, we'll guide you through enhancing PyRadio using a Python package that I've developed.

Are you interested in running a local AI companion within Emacs?

Discover the Beauty of Catppuccin Themes in Emacs, Coupled with Auto-Dark, Crafting a Perfectly Tailored and Eye-Pleasing Coding Experience.

Reclaiming Your Windows Boot Option: A Comprehensive Step-by-Step Solution for GRUB Dual-Booters to Restore the Windows Entry and Achieve Seamless System Switching.

Discover how to effortlessly resolve the ç (ce cedilla) issue on your Debian 12 system with a step-by-step guide that makes keyboard quirks a thing of the past.

As you might recall from my previous post, where I delved into the intricacies of launching Emacs "like a pro," I must confess that my muscle memory sometimes leads me down peculiar paths when I'm not in full "code development" mode, but rather tinkering…

Speed up your Emacs experience and enjoy quicker startup times with these clever tricks and optimizations.

Have you ever encountered issues when updating your Node.js project?