Re: Emacs website, Lisp, and other

[Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>]

* Emanuel Berg <incal@dataswamp.org> [2024-08-07 13:51]:
> Abraham S.A.H." via "Emacs development discussions. wrote:
> 
> >> Lisp is stronger at universities.
> >
> > Not in Asia!  I can't name a  university in Asia where Lisp
> > is taught. Lisp was never taught in our universities.  Not
> > in Asia and not in the Middle East.  Perhaps in Japan?
> 
> Emacs-w3m is from Japan <3
> 
> Seriously, I can't name any universities anywhere except mine
> but I can guarantee 100% that Lisp is stronger relatively in
> CS classes and the like than it is everywhere else.

Does it really matter? I’m not sure. Many people study various
programming languages, yet in the end find themselves using Emacs
Lisp. It’s clear that university isn’t where you’ll learn the secrets
of the craft.

> Emacs and a few other important applications are written in
> Lisp (Emacs is partly written in Elisp), other than that Lisp
> is a hobby for some part of the computer elite.

While most folks are just trying to type a simple grocery list, the
Emacs users are out here editing the fabric of reality with a text
editor that’s basically a Swiss Army knife on steroids, powered by
Lisp and the dreams of nerds everywhere!

There's no need to use the powers; just continue making grocery lists.


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