Emacs Lisp Community Workshop: Video 3 (Durbar)
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TheOfficialDTO · 2022-03-04 05:37



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nv-elisp · 2022-03-04 06:53

I appreciate the initiative. I understand it's hard to strike balance
between giving detail and overwhelming a student. One thing I noticed
that was left out from the part of the lesson I watched:

Use `#'` (sharp-quote) when quoting named functions. It gives the
evaluator the hint that you're after a symbol's function cell. e.g.

    (apply #'+ '(1 2 3))

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TheOfficialDTO · 2022-03-04 06:56

Thanks for your suggestion!

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TheOfficialDTO · 2022-03-04 07:05

Let me know if you get a chance to watch the whole thing. I would
appreciate your feedback on the balance you mentioned, and on whatever
other aspects you feel like commenting on.

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00-11 · 2022-03-04 16:14

Intros to using Emacs Lisp are always welcome. You might want to add a
link to this on the Emacs Wiki page for [Learning Emacs
Lisp](https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/LearnEmacsLisp).

A minor suggestion I'd make is to create multiple, shorter such
videos. An hour and 20 minutes might be a bit long for a high-level
overview/intro.