miniblog.

Why don't major modes just inspect the faces? http://t.co/LGkmcCYQlN -- really interesting answers about Emacs syntax highlighting.

Considering abandoning my http://t.co/AoAj7NWsen in favour of init.el. I find org-babel code less hackable, and many tools write to init.el.

I've finally removed the third-party-lisp directory from my .emacs.d! *Everything* is now installed in ~/.emacs.d/elpa and it's wonderful.

I'd love to start using a swanky continuous deployment service, but a worrying number of them require me to upload SSH keys.

Julia's type declarations are wonderful. For a quick hack I can write Dict(), but I gain performance and clarity by writing Dict{Int,Int}().

Dylan&Gorillascript are the only non-sexp languages (AFAIK) that don't require macros to be visually different to functions. It's a shame.

I've added ECB to my list of things to play with after seeing this: http://t.co/oG5nIorELe . It's also recently moved off CVS!

Emacs package of the day: speedbar. It's built in, and it even understands elisp 'namespace' conventions! http://t.co/pBX4BbhzZ8

I've noticed a number of Emacs users use the term 'Emacsen' as a group noun for Emacs users rather than Emacs versions. Is this common?

How Clang handles the type / variable name ambiguity of C/C++ http://t.co/b5t3M0rV8Z -- avoids the lexer hack in a clever way.

The Sixth Stage of Grief is Retro-Computing

My first Emacs GIFcast! I used byzanz and GIMP. In this GIF, you can see paredit is smart when you press semicolon. http://t.co/b4PwHzkf8U

On two separate occasions now I've released a v1 on @melpa_emacs and received my first pull request in under 24 hours. Discoverability!

7 Principles of Rich Web Applications http://t.co/NMjAycXwgk -- hands down the best article I've read on SPA and web UX this year.

C and C++ are not context free http://t.co/zlx4dWwq7h -- but readily available parsers are really important!