It's impressive (& was not obvious to me) how much memory a bytecode interpreter can save!
miniblog.
Open Source Web Apps Aren't Viable; Let's Fix That https://sandstorm.io/news/2014-07-21-open-source-web-apps-require-federated-hosting (the origins and motivations of Sandstorm)
GitLab is a really innovative FOSS alternative to GitHub. They've added slash commands, great for email workflows:
TIL that ert-runner can generate a test directory with skeleton files for you! #emacs
JSON editing would work *really* well with a structured editor like lispy. I'm surprised no such thing exists yet (or my google-fu is poor).
Working on displaying rustdoc in Emacs! Is this too much highlighting, Rust users? Feedback welcomed :) cc @rustlang
I still find myself comparing my output buffers to those produced by magit. It takes full advantage of the Emacs design.
We have mobile-first website design, but what about PL design? What would a PL coded entirely on mobiles look like?
Reflections: The ecosystem is moving https://whispersystems.org/blog/the-ecosystem-is-moving/ (on the merits of open source, but centralised systems)
Mezzano, an operating system written in Common Lisp, is (back?) under active development!
Great post on federated systems, iterating protocols, and the web:
"Since I'd worked for days to find somewhere to insert a single char, I also added a comment" https://neilmitchell.blogspot.com/2013/02/chasing-space-leak-in-shake.html (fixing space leaks)
Emacs is full of specialised commands that you don't need right now, but knowing their existence will help later. Eg `C-x C-t' or `C-x C-x'.
Trying to wrap my head around the Emacs package Hyperbole today. Allowing M-RET in eshell to open dired is handy.
I *still* come across interesting Emacs projects that are only available on EmacsWiki. I'm glad they're available, but it's less convenient.
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