Emacs outshines all other editing software in approximately the same way that the noonday sun does the stars. It is not just bigger and brighter; it simply makes everything else vanish. — Neal Stephenson
Q: Why should I learn emacs? Ive heard 'real programmers' use emacs…Well that's the advertisement…
A: Real programmers use their brain
Real programmers program their brain
Often, real programmers' brain-programming program is emacs. — Thien-Thi Nguyen
Lets get down to some details – how to start using emacs
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You can start the tutorial with
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