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Emacs is a text editor originally developed by Richard Stallman in 1984. Emacs is coded in it's own Lisp dialect (known as Emacs lisp). While it used to be very popular, it has dwindled in popularity as of late; with [[Vim]] being a more common text editor as of late. It has been recommended by several vtluug members, with the rest recommending [[Vim]]. It has been criticized for doing too much, due to it having a built in calendar, calculator, e-mail client, and several games.
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Emacs is an extensible text editor "family", the most well-known instance being GNU Emacs, released by the GNU foundation and originally developed by Richard Stallman.
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Most currently developed <code>emacs</code> implementations share its characteristic extensibility, acting more as a software platform for Elisp ([[Emacs]] [[Lisp]]) modules. Aside from being a text editor, it can be used to connect to IRC, check mail, run autohotkey-esque scripts, and play simple games.
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Latest revision as of 22:28, 4 March 2025

Emacs is an extensible text editor "family", the most well-known instance being GNU Emacs, released by the GNU foundation and originally developed by Richard Stallman.

Most currently developed emacs implementations share its characteristic extensibility, acting more as a software platform for Elisp (Emacs Lisp) modules. Aside from being a text editor, it can be used to connect to IRC, check mail, run autohotkey-esque scripts, and play simple games.

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