From: Nicolas Richard <youngfrog@members.fsf.org>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: How to insert a string every 2 characters
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2015 12:55:08 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87mvxe5ng3.fsf@members.fsf.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <8737z7yuf8.fsf@debian.uxu> (Emanuel Berg's message of "Tue, 25 Aug 2015 22:39:23 +0200")
Emanuel Berg <embe8573@student.uu.se> writes:
> Nicolas Richard <youngfrog@members.fsf.org> writes:
>
>>> Act like you are stressed and not too smart, and
>>> that is exactly what you will become.
>>
>> It is too late for me, it seems, because I can't
>> figure out what you're trying to tell me.
>
> You said something to the extent that keyboard macros
> are quick and not too smart. I assumed you mean
> advanced or powerful by "smart", and that those
> methods (the smart ones) aren't as quick.
I meant "if you don't need the power of elisp/a reusable function".
Writing a function has its own overhead, because you have to write it,
maybe make it a bit generic, possibly test it, document it (otherwise
future-self will hate you) and put it somewhere you can find it later
(i.e. find a name for it. I've heard that's NP-hard, or something ;)).
> Anyone who has done physical
> work (e.g., digging trenches or whatever) knows that
> the perception of time is very disadvantageous when
> doing computer work. You can fiddle with some detail
> and suddenly two, three hours have gone by!
Totally agree. With computers we solve problems that would not exist (or
would be impossible to solve, which is mostly equivalent).
> The last aspect is what you do is what
> you become. Don't look for quick and not too smart
> ways to do things, if that isn't what you want to be.
> Instead, look for the most powerful way and then to
> hell with time. This makes for relaxed and skilled
> people. I'm not saying this to you in particular.
> But regardless of whatever, that is the way it works.
Obligatory mention of https://xkcd.com/1319/.
--
Nico
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Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-08-22 13:37 How to insert a string every 2 characters Angus Comber
2015-08-22 14:45 ` tomas
2015-08-22 14:58 ` Angus Comber
2015-08-22 17:03 ` tomas
2015-08-23 21:48 ` Emanuel Berg
2015-08-23 21:43 ` Emanuel Berg
2015-08-24 15:12 ` Nicolas Richard
2015-08-24 20:09 ` Emanuel Berg
2015-08-25 9:16 ` Nicolas Richard
2015-08-25 20:39 ` Emanuel Berg
2015-08-26 10:55 ` Nicolas Richard [this message]
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