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Re: Show HN: Emacs org mode integration with IPython

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Post by nekopa »

dagw wrote: post #13
nekopa wrote: post #11

Is it possible to set up something like this for Vim? I am devoting this summer to learning one editor in depth, and I was thinking of going with Vim because it is on servers everywhere. But I've also chosen to deep dive into python and I love the ipython notebooks, so this could be handy

going with Vim because it is on servers everywhere No it really isn't. At best you can probably rely on vi being on most *nix servers, but vi is not vim. So if that is your reasoning make sure you learn vi and not (only) vim. Also if you are in a position where you might be dropped into some older and more obscure environments, make sure you have at least a working knowledge of ed.

I planned on learning Vi first, then moving on to the 'improved' part.

Thanks for the tip about ed, I can do the basics with it.

Re: Show HN: Emacs org mode integration with IPython

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Post by nekopa »

yenda wrote: post #12
nekopa wrote: post #11

Is it possible to set up something like this for Vim? I am devoting this summer to learning one editor in depth, and I was thinking of going with Vim because it is on servers everywhere. But I've also chosen to deep dive into python and I love the ipython notebooks, so this could be handy

Stop with this "vim is on server everywhere", only vi is and it's pretty much useless compare to vim outside of text editing. Plus with emacs you edit the server directly from your machine via ssh with tramp, you don't ssh then open emacs on the server

Sorry, didn't mean to offend you, and I did mean to write vi.

I was only looking at the best use of my time to deep learn an editor. I was considering sublimetext as well as emacs. I just thought Vim would be good, as long as I started with vi first and built on up to Vim. I say this after reading an interesting answer on Stack Exchange where some be goes off on the philosophy of vi. Was an interesting read and got me thinking.

Also I wanted the ability to use a simple ssh utility from my android or iOs tablet. Do you know of any good mobile implementations of emacs that would work with your idea of using tramp?

Re: Show HN: Emacs org mode integration with IPython

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Post by nekopa »

jonrx wrote: post #2

That is neat! Thank you so much for this. Learning to embrace org was a long and arid journey (it can do so much you quickly get lost in the process). Babel was the first extension I really enjoyed to use from day 1. It is what I expected from a literate programming tool. I've never much used IPython but I heard a lot of praise about it. I guess it's the perfect timing to jump in. Are you planning on adding to the la…

Can you recommend any specific resources that helped you get a handle on org?

Re: Show HN: Emacs org mode integration with IPython

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Post by jonrx »

nekopa wrote: post #23
jonrx wrote: post #2

That is neat! Thank you so much for this. Learning to embrace org was a long and arid journey (it can do so much you quickly get lost in the process). Babel was the first extension I really enjoyed to use from day 1. It is what I expected from a literate programming tool. I've never much used IPython but I heard a lot of praise about it. I guess it's the perfect timing to jump in. Are you planning on adding to the la…

Can you recommend any specific resources that helped you get a handle on org?

Worg [1] is IMHO clearly the best place to start (and finish!). There is a lot of stuff there, and I don't think I'm even 10% done. (I still haven't looked at the calendar, tried the to-do list and wasn't convinced, etc.)

At first, comparing it to Markdown (markup-wise) was very helpful. I keep this page ( http://orgmode.org/manual/Markup.html ) handy and write my blog posts in Org. (This is why I found babel to be invaluable : I don't have to keep my code separate from my post, which is one hassle less for quick demonstrations).

Right now, my strategy is a little bit like this : the moment I think something would require some writing, I quickly check what org-mode has to offer. The learning might be slower, but I don't get bored this way.

[1] : http://orgmode.org/worg/

Re: Show HN: Emacs org mode integration with IPython

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Post by agentultra »

buster wrote: post #14

Stuff like this always amazes me and makes me glad i switched to Emacs not too recently ago. I begin to grasp why Emacs is its own OS and that's even a nice thing! (fwiw, nowadays Emacs is my mail client and my go to editor/IDE)

Welcome to the fold. Emacs is basically a lisp image with a built-in text editor. You can even write web servers in it (and people have).

The utility of such a system beyond just editing one or text files at a time is enormous.

Enjoy your stay.

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