Xah Talk Show 2019-11-03 emacs, default mode, color theme, xah-lookup.el, Xah Fly Keys, vscode, demo powershell on Mac
topics talked:
- emacs. set default mode for new buffer to html. Emacs: Set File to Open in a Major Mode
- Emacs: Set Color Theme
- emacs command-log-mode
- Emacs: Xah Fly Keys
- how JavaScript became the most expansive language. Began Google vs8 JavaScript engine, chromnium browser, then nodejs, then Atom editor, then Electron.js framework, write once run in anywhere iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows, Mac, Linux, then VSCode, Discord, etc tons of popular apps written in JavaScript
- how browser dev console has became JavaScript IDE, and is in fact more complex than a full-fleged C++ IDE.
- JavaScript in Depth
- How much you know of a programing language? coding lang x for 5 years vs studing lang x spec for 1 year.
- vscode
- Emacs: xah-lookup.el, Lookup the Web
- PowerShell: List of Aliases
- PowerShell: How Pipe Works
- PowerShell vs Bash
- interesting twist of history. Microsoft is now the number 1 open source company, in terms of open source software.
;; first, do ;; M-x command-log-mode ;; then, if u want global, do ;; M-x global-command-log-mode ;; then ;; M-x clm/open-command-log-buffer to show the log buffer. (command-log-mode) (global-command-log-mode) (clm/open-command-log-buffer)
