9 Tips for the Aspiring Emacs Playboy

"I consider myself a beginning Lisper. I've been developing my software in Emacs for 8 months now. At first, I was clumsy at it. Emacs can be difficult and daunting. The terminology is different from what I'm used to, the key bindings are different, and there are just so many commands, configurations, and modes. But I've persevered and I now find myself quite nimble with key bindings and structured editing. And yet there’s still more to learn.

"The subject of what to learn is treated in many online tutorials and printed books. But here, now, I thought I'd share some tips I use to keep the key bindings in my head from being garbage collected..."

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