Re: Issues with emacs

[ken]

On 06/24/2012 02:39 AM rusi wrote:
> On Jun 24, 7:39 am, ken<geb...@mousecar.com>  wrote:
>
> > 5. Make the elisp documentation and tutorials so easy and fun to learn
> > that tons of people actually want to write code.
>
> When I first started reading the emacs/elisp docs around 93 I found
> them a model of clarity.
> Has that changed much? I dont think so
>
> ....
>
> tl;dr version: Saying that emacs manuals are not fun and easy to learn
> is wrong.  Its just that reading them feels like 1980

I got into computers long before 1980... and read computer manuals back 
in the '70s just for fun-- even though I didn't then have a computer or 
access to one.

That said, please note that I was referring to *elisp* and never 
mentioned *emacs*.  These are two quite different subjects and equating 
them and/or their documentation-- to borrow a phrase-- is just wrong.

The topic was emacs development and how to encourage it.  This requires 
a knowledge of /elisp/.  In the confusion the point I made was lost, so 
I'll say it again: To encourage development, there could be better elisp 
documentation and tutorials.