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An Emacs framework for the stubborn martian hacker

146 mentions on Hacker News by 117 people: 15 stories, 131 comments · first 2018-02-24 · latest 2026-03-11

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  1. …heavily customise, or use an Emacs distro like Spacemacs ( https://www.spacemacs.org/ ) or Doom ( https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs?tab=readme-ov-file ) which have more sensible default appearance configs.
  2. Doom Emacs is, I think, the answer here: 1. Install Emacs 2. git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs ~/.config/emacs 3. ~/.config/emacs/bin/doom install Now open Emacs and stuff just works. You can customize it later if…
    comment by noelwelsh · 2025-11-12 · in The terminal of the future
  3. It made it upstream! https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs/tree/master/modules/l...
  4. It made it upstream! https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs/tree/master/modules/l...
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    Doomemacs: An Emacs framework for the stubborn Martian hacker
    story by ossusermivami · 2025-09-08 · 0 comments
  6. Doom Emacs ( https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs ) essentially serves this purpose with its curated, modular configuration and excellent documentation that focuses on the most useful parts while hiding complexity.
    comment by ethan_smith · 2025-07-06 · in Take Two: Eshell
  7. Doom Emacs ( https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs )
    comment by symmetricsaurus · 2025-05-07 · in CLion Is Now Free for Non-Commercial Use
  8. …file, and then running 'doom sync'. There's a long list of supported languages and tooling [0]. [0] https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs/blob/master/static/in...
  9. …sexy and modern from the start and you're a cool kid, give this 30 minutes and see what you think: https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs
    comment by -__---____-ZXyw · 2025-04-20 · in I just got an ad in VS Code
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    Doom Emacs
    story by bjourne · 2025-04-11 · 0 comments
  11. …future. It sounds like it would be an out of the box experience closer to what you would want. [0] https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs
    comment by Zambyte · 2024-07-10 · in Zed on Linux Is Here
  12. …is super easy to use, gives me a great Emacs experience, and takes almost no work to maintain. [1]: https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs
    comment by noelwelsh · 2024-06-24 · in Avoiding Emacs Bankruptcy
  13. …driver for years, I can confirm that it truly works as expected. Requires some setup though. I used https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs to do the heavy lifting though.
  14. …called 'doom emacs' is basically emacs for vim users (same keybindings and many similar features): https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs?tab=readme-ov-file#do... Great set of instructions for how to set it up here:…
    comment by nomilk · 2024-05-22 · in A Road to Common Lisp (2018)
  15. …Emacs. It is probably available from whatever package manager your system uses. I prefer Doom ( https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs ) to Spacemacs. However I haven't looked at Spacemacs for many years; perhaps it's now on par with Doom.
    comment by noelwelsh · 2024-02-27 · in The Second Golden Age of Emacs
  16. …really optimizes startup time and offers vast included modules as well as great package management. https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs/blob/master/docs/gett... Oh and for Windows, WSL2 seems to be the fastest:…
  17. …choices (like requiring the use of `doom sync` for stuff emacs just does by itself). [1]: https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs/blob/master/early-ini...
    comment by fiddlerwoaroof · 2023-10-08 · in Emacs and shellcheck
  18. And with opinionated configurations, you can be up and running with a good configuration in minutes: https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs
    comment by danieldk · 2023-08-23 · in Mastering Emacs
  19. …the web. I don't see any advantage that VS Code has over Emacs. PS. Try Doom Emacs and evil-mode: https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs/
    comment by botanical · 2023-08-23 · in Mastering Emacs
  20. …for the tool. For people interested in this, I know about Doom Emacs [1] and Spacemacs [2]. [1] https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs [2] https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs
    comment by rvdginste · 2023-07-30 · in Emacs 29.1
  21. …more advanced, features more accessible. Since switching, I started to use Emacs more again. [1] https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs
    comment by rvdginste · 2023-07-30 · in Emacs 29.1
  22. What I do is: 1. Install Emacs 2. Install Doom (git clone + run a command): https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs 3. space g g to invoke magit
    comment by noelwelsh · 2023-06-26 · in Magit
  23. Also Doom Emacs, which is really stable (pins dependencies), fast and has great defaults: https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs Also, don’t use pinky for controls —— home row mods all the way.
    comment by danieldk · 2023-05-15 · in Devil Mode for Emacs
  24. You can try Doom Emacs if you want a solid starting point. ( https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs ). Emacs is so idiosyncratic compared to a lot of modern stuff people are used to, starting with a base like this may be a little easier…
    comment by Barrin92 · 2023-04-19 · in My Emacs eye candy
  25. If you're a vim user but interested in trying out Emacs, I'd highly recommend Doom Emacs: https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs . I had been using neovim as my main editor for a while, but the vim bindings (evil) in Doom Emacs are…
    comment by dinkleberg · 2023-03-13 · in Emacs is not just an editor (2015)
  26. DOOM Emacs addresses this issue (and is an incredible, if opinionated, Emacs “platform”): https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs > Gotta go fast. Startup and run-time performance are priorities. Doom goes beyond by modifying packages to be…
    comment by dan-g · 2023-03-03 · in Use GNU Emacs
  27. …evil (I haven't tried but after all, non-evil key bindings are the default on Emacs :) ) See https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs/blob/master/modules/e...
    comment by forty · 2023-03-03 · in Use GNU Emacs
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    An Emacs framework for the stubborn Martian hacker
    story by xrd · 2023-03-03 · 0 comments
  29. Doom has `space s D` for this https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs/blob/master/modules/c...
  30. …don't have `git` in this shell, but you can still download doomemacs from github using curl -LJO https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs/archive/refs/heads/master.zip - and `unzip` the archive, moving it into place. - .emacs.d/bin/doom is…
    comment by ablyveiled · 2023-02-23 · in Emacs is on F-Droid
  31. …pretty good. It can also be used in 'holy' mode (Emacs keybindings). There's also(the one I use): https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs Either of these will get you a much more modern Emacs experience out of the box. You may need to add…
  32. …without having to immediately learn Elisp. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzA2YODtgK4 [2] https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs
  33. …The current situation personally came off as a surprise considering the popularity of Emacs. [1]: https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs/blob/085b5563fc73daf5...
    comment by soraminazuki · 2022-12-16 · in Ask HN: Emacs on macOS Ventura on Apple Silicon
  34. …in Emacs quickly is Doom[1]. You should give it a peak if you think Emacs is "low-level". [1] https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs
    comment by R0flcopt3r · 2022-12-13 · in My IDE is too heavy so I moved to Emacs
  35. …uncommenting the relevant modules in .doom.d/init.el, syncing the changes and off you go. [1] https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs#install
    comment by coutego · 2022-11-30 · in Emacs 29 is nigh
  36. …of fun. You get the added benefit that any tinkering you /do/ do benefits your programming UX. * https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs * https://www.masteringemacs.org/book * https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/download.html
  37. It's definitely not stalled by any metric: https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs/commits/master
    comment by YetAnotherNick · 2022-11-29 · in Emacs 29 is nigh
  38. …like Doom, but that can be too daunting and end up preventing one from trying things out. [0] https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs
    comment by _huayra_ · 2022-11-12 · in Resolving the great undo-redo quandary
  39. …If you want more out of the box, but harder to debug and extend I'd recommend: https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs (you can use vanilla or vim keybindings) In either case I'll echo the user recommending Mastering emacs.
  40. …https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=VSpaceCo... [4]: doom emacs: https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs
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    Doom Emacs: a configuration framework for GNU Emacs
    story by ducktective · 2022-09-28 · 0 comments
  42. …complexity or other strings attached. I can recommend Distrotube's tutorials on either [1]. [0]: https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea_-TaEGa7Y
  43. …the current version of their IDEs for the next 2 years even if I decide to cancel the sub. [1]: https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs [2]: https://vspacecode.github.io/ [3]: https://github.com/MarcoIeni/intellimacs
  44. …configuration presets for every language out of the box. Learning modal editing pays off quickly. https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs
    comment by Hammershaft · 2022-08-03 · in Emacs Timeline
  45. Doom Emacs is a better alternative IMO (having used both extensively). https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs
    comment by Siira · 2022-07-03 · in Vim 9.0
  46. Doom emacs[1] also uses straight.el and has been a pleasure to use for the most part. [1]: https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs
  47. The performance lag of Spacemacs was addressed by Doom Emacs ( https://github.com/hlissner/doom-emacs ). Have you tried Doom Emacs by any chance. After syncing everything, the performance is stellar in my opinion.
    comment by ReneFroger · 2022-05-03 · in Emacs for Professionals
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    Doom Emacs quips on different programming languages
    story by rvieira · 2022-05-03 · 0 comments
  49. …that people have managed to build have been upon the strong bones that Emacs provides. Doom Emacs ( https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs ) is best-in-class, providing harmony between all of the built in modules and their bindings. I…
    comment by striking · 2022-05-03 · in Emacs for Professionals
  50. …port -vsN selfupdate; sudo port -vsN upgrade oudated; / port info crispy-doom; sleep 5; / git clone https://github.com/hlissner/doom-emacs ~/.emacs.d ~/.emacs.d/bin/doom install; / doom upgrade; / echo -e "\n\n\n\n\n\t\tmake…