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Re: ielm not described in: An Introduction to Programming in Emacs Lisp
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Philip K. |
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Re: ielm not described in: An Introduction to Programming in Emacs Lisp |
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Fri, 18 Dec 2020 11:18:32 +0100 |
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steve-humphreys@gmx.com writes:
> ielm not described in: An Introduction to Programming in Emacs Lisp.
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> Yet there are many reasons for beginners to use ielm. Have some
> examples and beginners will get more productive using it as they
> delve into new things.
I guess it's not mentioned, because it is not necessary, and at least to
my knowledge, most people will be using C-x C-e (eval-last-sexp) and
C-M-x (eval-defun) in the *scratch* buffer. Using a REPL, when you can
evaluate any part of a buffer seems like a step back to me.
But I guess there would be no harm in mentioning it.
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Philip K.