emacsrocks: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "Emacs Rocks! Episode 14: Paredit", repeatedly offered as the quickest, most convincing demo of structured editing and why Lisp programmers love paredit.
- 8 HN recommenders 7 months 2013–2022tutorialRepeatedly offered as the quickest, most convincing demo of structured editing and why Lisp programmers love paredit.
- 4 HN recommenders 4 months 2017–2020demoHN users share it as the quick demo that shows what Magit can do, for people unfamiliar with it.
- 1 HN recommenders 1 months 2014–2026demoCited as the canonical demo of multiple cursors and of fluent, efficient Emacs editing.
Questions
Which emacsrocks video does Hacker News recommend most?
Emacs Rocks! Episode 14: Paredit: recommended in 7 different months by 8 HN users between 2013 and 2022.
Is this every emacsrocks video?
No. Only videos that at least three different HN users linked, in at least three different months, with at least a sentence of their own commentary. That filter is what makes the list useful.
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