Emacs 31 Is Around the Corner: The Changes I'm Daily Driving
A developer shares their experience using the upcoming Emacs 31 release, highlighting improvements to tree-sitter integration. The post details how core Emacs features now handle grammar installation, reducing the need for external packages.
Why it matters
This update significantly lowers the barrier to entry for advanced text editing configurations, streamlining the workflow for power users and developers.
Karthik Chikmagalur recently published another of his excellent "Even More Batteries Included with Emacs" posts, digging into lesser-known features that already ship with Emacs today. I wanted to write its mirror image. His post covers the batteries already in the box. Mine covers the ones arriving in Emacs 31.
Technical tutorial focused on software features without political or social commentary.
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