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Emacs excitement

johnrakestraw.com

While speaking to a rather large public gathering of folks a couple of decades ago, my wife announced that there were two times that she had seen me excited. I think she was being a bit hyperbolic, but it’s true that I tend to be rather, well, perhaps understated is the most gracious way to put it. I might say even-keeled. Some would say boring. But I was sitting alone at my computer this morning when I found myself brimming with excitement — twice. I think I even chuckled out loud and shifted my weight in my chair. Simply put, I had a couple of those “wow” emacs moments. I don’t have as many of those moments now as I once did — not because I’m fully aware of everything that emacs can do, but rather because I’ve settled into a standard routine in which I can do what I think I need to be doing. If I were inclined to be a little hyperbolic, I might say that when I’m writing I am emacs and emacs is me. (But, then, I’m not hyperbolic, so I’m not likely to say that.)

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