Emacs, Dired, and Ubuntu 26.04
After a clean install of Ubuntu 26.04, Emacs Dired began showing chaotic, unsorted directory listings. The problem isn't Emacs 30.2—it's a known issue in the new Rust coreutils.
Just recently I upgraded one of my Dell laptops to the latest Ubuntu 26.04 LTS with a clean install. The installation process was smooth and enjoyable.
Ubuntu 26.04 ships with Emacs 30.2, which made …
Debugging in Emacs
Many experienced Emacs users still switch to CLion or Visual Studio when it's time to debug their C or C++ code.
Introduction
In my years of using Emacs, I’ve noticed a common pattern: developers who are highly proficient at editing source code in Emacs switch to a “normal IDE” (as they call …
Emacs, Software Development, and LLM
Built my entire first open-source C++ library completely inside Emacs — no IDE, just pure Emacs. Then r/cpp rejected the announcement because “the whole project is LLM-generated slop.” Welcome to the new normal.
Part 1. Emacs and Software Development
Just a couple of days ago, I published on GitHub my first open-source project, the TEC library, a lightweight and fast C++ framework designed for efficient …
My Emacs IBuffer Configuration
Buffer grouping in Emacs
I recently came across a Reddit post titled How to group buffers that are important to visit later which discusses various methods for buffer grouping in Emacs.
In the comments, which are typically …
My Emacs Org Configuration
These days, I’ve come across numerous posts and Reddit threads praising Org mode as one of the most compelling features of Emacs. There’s no doubt this is true, and I’m amazed by how many people use …