Emacs, how it all started (for me)
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- #Personal Story
- #Programming Editors
- #Emacs Journey
- The author has been using Emacs since 2008 and shares a personal story about their journey to choosing it as their main editor.
- Initial programming experiences involved using Microsoft Word for PHP code, then switching to Notepad, Notepad++, and Sublime Text.
- Discovering programming languages on Le Site du Zéro sparked curiosity about alternatives like OCaml, Erlang, and Haskell.
- Emacs was chosen due to its extensive support for many languages, including on Windows, and its mode system for editing.
- The author eventually moved from Windows to Linux, continuing to use Emacs and maintain their own package, despite occasional use of other editors.