Mikko Koski 🇫🇮6d ago

I've been using Emacs since 2014, but never learned Elisp. Last week on my holiday, I started reading the Intro to Elisp.

But does it make sense to learn Elisp in 2026 when everyone is hyping about AI? Is this investment a wasted effort? I don't think so.

AI is overhyped for sure. Emacs, instead, has been around for decades. As @bbatsov
puts it (https://batsov.com/articles/2026/03/09/emacs-and-vim-in-the-age-of-ai/): "And Emacs? Emacs just keeps absorbing whatever the world throws at it. It always has."

#emacs #elisp

Emacs and Vim in the Age of AI

It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future. – Yogi Berra

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@rap1ds @bbatsov Well, learning #Lisp for #Emacs is fun, so I'm not worried about whether or not it is worth it, any more than I worry about whether or not watching streaming is worth it.

Are we going to get high-paying jobs because we learn Lisp? Unlikely.

Are we going to get high-paying jobs because we watch streaming? Even more unlikely. But we still do it. 😀

Mar 17 at 7:55amWeb
Show threadMikko Koski 🇫🇮6d ago

@Enfors @bbatsov True! It is fun for its own sake.

As a Clojure dev, I already know Lisp (and I'm getting paid for it :D), but I've been enjoying learning how the two Lisps do things a bit differently.