Emacs From Scratch

You can find the complete Emacs From Scratch playlist on YouTube!

Episodes

  1. The Basics of Emacs Configuration
  2. The 6 Emacs Settings Every User Should Consider
  3. Style Your Emacs with The Modus Themes

Old Series

Here are the notes form episodes of the previous Emacs From Scratch playlist created in 2020:

  1. Getting Started with a Basic Configuration
  2. Adding Helpful UI Improvements
  3. Key Bindings and Evil
  4. Projectile and Magit
  5. Org Mode Basics
  6. Organize Your Life with Org Mode
  7. Configure Everything with Org Babel
  8. Build Your Own IDE with lsp-mode
  9. Learn to Love the Terminal Modes
  10. Effortless File Management with Dired
  11. Keeping Your Emacs Packages Up to Date
  12. How to Cut Emacs Start Up Time in Half!
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