EmacsConf 2019 - 32 - VSCode is Better than Emacs - Making Emacs More Approachable - Zaiste
Channel: EmacsConf and Emacs hangouts
Date: 2019-11-25

You can watch this video with free software at: https://media.emacsconf.org/2019/32.html
Download (1080p): https://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/emacsconf/2019/emacsconf-2019-32-vscode-is-better-than-emacs-making-emacs-more-approachable--zaiste.webm

Notes from pad:
  • Started by using Emacs Doom: "A starter pack"
    • liked currated packages, and opinions.
    • allowed for a lesser learning curve. maintained productivity
  • VSCode "works out of the box"
  • Community has Visual Documentation
    • Videos, GIFs, walkthrough articles
  • Emacs has no common practices
    • hard to find an answer for common tasks, like search-and-replace

  related:
  • https://github.com/zaiste
  • https://github.com/hlissner/doom-emacs
  • his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/ohzaiste
  • his Emacs Doom Screencasts https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhXZp00uXBk4np17N39WvB80zgxlZfVwj, https://invidio.us/playlist?list=PLhXZp00uXBk4np17N39WvB80zgxlZfVwj&hl=en-US