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Re: [h-e-w] documentation
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Rob Davenport |
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Re: [h-e-w] documentation |
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Thu, 4 May 2017 21:43:16 +0000 |
On a somewhat related note (about Emacs documentation), I saw this:
https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/691wqn/worldwide_emacs_interest_in_the_past_5_years/
and in particular covercash2's comment:
https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/691wqn/worldwide_emacs_interest_in_the_past_5_years/dh3vh6t/
> it's hard to deny the downtrend. i just started to use emacs this year as a 7
> year vim user, and the amount of outdated documentation seriously >tested my
> patience. I know I'm a spoiled millennial who never had to trudge through a
> mile long mailing list to solve a miniscule problem, but I >wish more spoiled
> millennials used emacs because at least they have the decency to learn CSS.
>also, the user manual is obtusely dense at times. it's hard to jump into emacs
>like it is vscode or atom or sublime, so most don't stick around to >learn the
>benefits.
>plugins are also pretty sparse for newer technologies like rust and go.
>I guess what I'm saying is we need more emacs users.
Ah.... never mind - I see you already saw this and replied (very well) to it,
Eli....
I'll be quiet and just finish reading that thread...
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> So perhaps the wiki's role in educating/helping newbies should be downplayed
> (in favor of the official documentation) and instead highlight the
> information the advanced user needs - sharing new code and examples of things?
I wholeheartedly agree, but I know others disagree.
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