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Ben Sturmfels

Do you love Emacs, but have never understood the strange code with lots of brackets? You're missing out on one of the great joys of Emacs — customising it to work exactly the way you want. It turns out that Emacs is little more than an interpreter for Lisp code interpreter, and once you know a little Emacs Lisp, almost anything is possible.

After attending this tutorial, you will know how to:

Make persistent customisations to your Emacs
Read basic Emacs Lisp code
Modify Emacs Lisp code as well as writing your own
Customise behaviour for distinct modes
Bind your favourite commands to keys
Answer your own questions with the amazing documentation system
Use built-in Emacs Lisp development tools like the debugger
Write your own reusable modules for Emacs customisations

This workshop will be enjoyed most if you already have a little programming experience.

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