I rely on flycheck a lot for giving me hints on type errors when I'm writing TypeScript, but in Doom Emacs the flycheck commands are still bound to C-c !. Since I don't have flycheck configured to run 'live' on every code change (for performance reasons) I found myself pressing C-c ! c manually all the time, which became physically painful. But I think I've found a good rebinding that stays in line with the Doom way of doing things.
There's a little Array method in JavaScript that I've seen a lot of developers overlook. I suspect it's because of its abstract nature that doesn't exactly lead developers to any obvious use cases. But that's why I think it's a great programming Swiss Army knife: you can do a lot more with it than you might realise1. Let me introduce you to my friend, Array.prototype.reduce(). Today, I'll show you some creative ways to use it that may just inspire you.
It's been more than 5 years since I started writing my UI code in a reactive fashion with ReactiveX. I've used RxJava for Android development, ReactiveUI for Xamarin development, and now I'm using RxJS for Angular development. I stuck with it not because it was easy—it definitely wasn't—but because something about it just felt so right. For the longest time I couldn't explain it, and I'm not even sure I can explain it succinctly now. But today I want to use an example to at least try to illustrate just a touch of the mystery and allure that drew me into Reactive1 Programming in the first place. Let's dive in.
It can be confusing as a new Emacs user. The tutorials that you read online often throw a bunch of obscure command names or long chains of key sequences at you without explaining the why and the how behind the what.
Today I'll outline what I think are the fundamentals for exploring Emacs features. These techniques can be used if you're just messing around in Emacs on your own, but they can even help you understand other Emacs tutorials better. You might consider this a tutorial for how to follow other Emacs tutorials.
One thing sorely lacking in native Emacs is the ability to edit with multiple cursors like VS Code. Fortunately for Doom Emacs or Evil users, there's evil-mc. But even with that installed, all it gives you is a bunch of commands—you still have to decide how to bind them yourself or rely on Doom's suggested bindings that map everything to the g z prefix for every command.
But I think we can do better. Today, I'm sharing an Emacs hydra that I've been using to power up my evil-mc usage. Just put this anywhere in your config.el:
