Use M-/ for context-aware dabbrev expansion (super fast autocompletion).

Press C-x C-q to toggle a buffer into read-only or editable mode instantly.

Run M-x occur to list all matches of a regex in the current buffer.

I'll often use this for quick math expressions rather than launching a calculator app.

Use C-x C-e to evaluate the Lisp expression before point in any buffer.

If you ever feel like your config is getting messy, run: M-x describe-variable RET custom-file If it’s empty, set one: (setq custom-file "~/.emacs.d/custom.el") (load custom-file t) Keeps your init clean, keeps Custom’s noise out of your way. #Emacs

Hit C-x r t to insert text at the same column across a rectangular region.

Unlock Org-mode magic: Turn your notes into a todo beast! Use C-c C-t to toggle TODO/DONE states. C-c C-c on a headline brings up the interface to add, edit, or remove tags.

which code editor do you use?

You should trust that software will always degrade over time. The only exception is emacs.

Crazy how much Emacs stuff is actually sane to use now that I can just ask GPT5 how to fix weirdness. All sorts of cargo-culted shit in my configs that have been broken for over a decade, now it all works. It's like when I turned 32 and learned how to do Emacs search and replace.

🗓️Mark your calendars, EmacsConf is right around the corner

Should we tell them about artist-mode?

@jcorbin_dev @rootis0 @thebsdguy @PGMiedema @troydwill No responses, and 404 views. Only web devs will get it.

A question for some of my recent followers: why do you like Emacs? @jcorbin_dev @rootis0 @thebsdguy @PGMiedema @troydwill

Hard to imagine interfacing with Emacs like this.

How's the job market these days?

I'm really enjoying indent-bars

I frequently split Emacs frames into multiple windows by using C-x 2 or C-x 3 to view multiple buffers simultaneously. Alternatively, C-x 5 2 will create a new and separate frame. Those of you who prefer multiple frames to windows - what's the reason?

The org- , magit- , mo- , djcb- , etc.. prefixes in Emacs Lisp functions aren't just a solution to a global namespace. It turns your .emacs file into a digital family tree, where each prefix is a record of a developer or community member whose work has shaped your own.