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

(think)
Show threadben
@rap1ds Whenever I hear that “AI” will make something unnecessary or obsolete, it makes me want to learn that thing more.
Mar 17 at 10:27amWeb
Show threadMikko Koski 🇫🇮6d ago
@benjamineskola Sure sign of a battle-tested, ever green technology worth learning