My Emacs.d: A Decade of Evil-Driven Productivity

A personal Emacs configuration refined over nearly 10 years, combining Vim’s modal editing efficiency with Emacs’s unparalleled extensibility.

Philosophy & Background

• Starting as a Vim user, I was drawn to Emacs for its extensibility and have been refining this configuration for almost a decade. While I use IntelliJ IDEA and VS Code for professional Java/Rust work, Emacs remains my go-to for side projects (Rust, Python, Ruby, TypeScript) and all writing tasks.
• My workflow centers around org-mode for blogging (published to GitHub Pages via ox-hugo and Hugo) and Magit for version control—both have become indispensable extensions of my workflow. The configuration has evolved from vanilla Emacs to Spacemacs and back, ultimately embracing the philosophy: keep it simple, usable, and productive.

Key Features

• Evil Mode: Vim keybindings and modal editing at the core
• Org-mode Mastery: Complete blogging workflow from drafting to publishing
• Magit Integration: Seamless Git operations deeply integrated into the editing flow
• Multi-language Support: Robust development environment for various programming languages
• Extensive Snippets: yasnippet templates for 15+ languages (C++, Python, Rust, JavaScript, etc.)
• Modular Architecture: Organized into logical components covering:
  • Auto-completion and syntax checking
  • Ivy for efficient navigation
  • Enhanced editing behaviors
  • Shell integration (Eshell)
  • Custom keybindings
  • UI refinements

Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/ramsayleung/emacs.d.git ~/.emacs.d

Launch Emacs—it will automatically set up the environment and download packages on first run.

Note: This is a personal configuration. Explore and adapt it to your needs!

Essential Keybindings

• C-x C-f: Open files (with Ivy completion)
• Vim keybindings via Evil mode, leader-key Space
• C-x g: Magit status
• Standard Org-mode workflows for .org files

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