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how to learn emacs fast? (alien.top)
submitted 1 year ago by Glittering_Boot_3612@alien.top to c/emacs
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i don't know why anyone would use emacs is what i thought first

but now i've developed an understanding about why people use it

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now i want to switch to emacs but the learning curve is insane

is there a tutorial for learning to use emacs step by step because i want to learn emacs fast and the only way to do it is using a well guided video series i believe or maybe a well made website or blog post

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because i now just get flustered when i start using emacs because there's so much to learn

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what should i learn first is my question because just reading help document doesn't help a noob like me?

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as of now i can only give around 3 hours to learn emacs but i would give more if i could

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i have used neovim with lsp for 1 year now how much time would it take for me to be faster at emacs than i'm currently in vim?

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i would really apprecitate the answer of highlighted question and the main question

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also please don't give an answer like it would depend on many things ( of course it would depend on many factors)

but i want to know how much time would it take for you to be better at emacs you would have been at vim after learning it for around a year+

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[–] uniteduniverse@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Theres million Emacs resource and tutorials online, as well as a built in tutorial into the program it's self. Even the reference book written by Richard Stallman himself is free to download on the FSF website. Maybe start with in-depth tutorial websites, like Xah Lee's website. His tutorials are straight to the point and easy to understand. And expect to take months to learn this program. Emacs is just not something you can easily breeze through.