Emacs
PulseAugur coverage of Emacs — every cluster mentioning Emacs across labs, papers, and developer communities, ranked by signal.
11 day(s) with sentiment data
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AI assists with Emacs keyboard macro control
A user on Mastodon inquired about running Emacs keyboard macros in slow motion or with explicit delays. The AI suggested using the `keyboard-macro-slow-down` function to achieve this effect.
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Emacs gains GPU backend for enhanced graphical features
A developer has integrated a GPU backend into the Emacs text editor, aiming to enhance its graphical capabilities. This modification allows for features such as animated cursors and potentially smoother visual effects w…
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Emacs Prototyping for iOS Apps with Claude Skills
This episode of Bending Emacs focuses on prototyping iOS applications using a combination of agent-shell, Emacs Artist Mode, and Claude Skills. The discussion highlights how these tools can be integrated to streamline t…
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Emacs has featured an AI chatbot module since 1985
Emacs, a text editor, has included an AI module called "M-x doctor" since 1985. This module functions as a chatbot, offering users an early form of artificial intelligence assistance within their development environment.
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Software engineer launches new anti-AI Mastodon instance
A software engineer has created a new, self-hosted Mastodon instance named snac2, intending to migrate fully to this account. The user, who identifies as anti-AI, plans to post content related to culture, Emacs, and BSD…
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AI simplifies Emacs configuration, empowering new users
Artificial intelligence is making it significantly easier to configure Emacs, a powerful text editor. This advancement allows users, even those new to Emacs, to customize it to their needs without extensive prior knowle…
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Mathematician Terry Tao champions AI in math; Emacs gets AI coding assistant
Terry Tao, a renowned mathematician, has become a prominent advocate for the integration of artificial intelligence within the field of mathematics. He believes AI tools can significantly aid mathematical research and d…
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Companies Mandate AI Use, Track Token Counts as Performance Metric
Many for-profit software companies, both large and small, now require employees to use generative AI tools. Some organizations even mandate weekly token usage, treating it as a metric for human performance. One develope…
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AI Pair Programmer for Emacs Launched as CodeTutor Package
CodeTutor is a new Emacs package designed to assist developers by acting as an AI pair-programming tutor. It integrates with Emacs and Doom Emacs, providing feedback and guidance without directly editing code. The tool …
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User excited by potential return of lifehacker-style sites
A user expressed excitement about the potential resurgence of "lifehacker" style websites, suggesting they could be beneficial for the "nerd" community. This sentiment was inspired by a blog post contemplating the "emac…
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Emacs usage grows with agentic engineering, including presentations
The user finds that as they engage more with agentic engineering, their use of the Emacs text editor increases. They have also started utilizing Emacs' org-mode for creating presentations and slides. The Eca agentic exp…
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User builds Emacs AI agents with LLMs, explores consciousness replication
A user is exploring the integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) with the Emacs text editor, aiming to build AI agents. These agents are intended for tasks such as continuous monitoring, executing finite jobs, and po…
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Developer open-sources new Lisp-based Emacs AI package
A developer has open-sourced a new, unstable Emacs package called Hermes. The package is written in Lisp and is intended for use with Emacs, with potential applications in AI.
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Crafted Emacs offers modular configuration for Emacs users
Crafted Emacs is a new modular starter configuration for the Emacs text editor. It is designed for users who wish to construct and comprehend their own Emacs setups. This configuration aims to provide a flexible foundat…
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Emacs package EMCP boosts coding agent capabilities
A new Emacs package called EMCP has been developed to enhance the capabilities of coding agents. EMCP allows agents to query Emacs for function definitions, read manuals, and even evaluate code or capture screenshots fo…
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MinEmacs offers fast and complete configuration for Emacs
MinEmacs is a new configuration framework for the Emacs text editor, designed to be both comprehensive and swift for everyday use. This framework aims to streamline the Emacs experience for users. The project was initia…
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AI systems often contain buggy Emacs-like implementations
A social media post humorously suggests that any complex AI system inevitably includes a slow, buggy, and informally specified version of Emacs features. This observation draws a parallel between the intricate nature of…
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Emacs package enhances programming with LLM-friendly Org links
A new Emacs package has been developed to enhance programming workflows by introducing a novel link format within Org mode. This format allows for precise referencing of code elements, including file paths, line numbers…
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AI's impact on software development: cost, speed, and tooling.
A collection of articles explores various facets of AI's integration into software development and infrastructure. Topics range from the cost-effectiveness of local LLM inference versus cloud services, to the limitation…
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Anthropic's Claude Opus excels at Lisp coding tasks
Anthropic's Claude Opus has been highlighted as an exceptional AI tool for writing Lisp code. Users report that the model demonstrates a remarkable ability to correctly manage parentheses, a common challenge in Lisp pro…