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Life & fun · September 16, 2018

Kind of reinventing Emacs and Elisp – looking for feedback

Kind of reinventing Emacs and Elisp – looking for feedback launched on September 16, 2018 with 10 votes, #871 of 2,635 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

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This project is a reimagining of Emacs and its Elisp programming language. Launched in 2018, it's hosted on GitHub for developers and Emacs enthusiasts interested in exploring alternative approaches to the classic text editor and its scripting capabilities. The creator is seeking community feedback on this experimental take on a foundational software tool.

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