#irreal and @bbatsov about #Emacs startup time: https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12903

I, too, am totally convinced that it really doesn't matter if it is one or sixty seconds.

However, if your bootup time is much longer than mine (15-30s once a week) then you most probably have room for improvement (if you want). Consistent use of #usepackage with dependencies and "defer" did help on my side.

My config has 7724 lines of #elisp (19851 including #orgmode comments): https://github.com/novoid/dot-emacs/blob/master/config.org

#Irreal: Digital Vs. #Analog #Notes
https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12588

“nontraditional #Emacs users”
https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12533

#Irreal: #Orgmode For Writing And More
https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12445

#Irreal: Red Meat Friday: Is #Emacs Slow For You
https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12256

Well, since I upgraded my NixOS which got me Emacs 29.3 (from 28.2) on that host, it is really slow and I'm not even using LSP. It's one to two words behind when I'm typing.

I know people who would instantly trash a tool that is as slow as my Emacs right now.

If somebody has a clue what's wrong here, let me know.

#Irreal: A Comparison Of #Markdown Editors
https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12110

#Irreal: A Defense of #RSS
https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12024

#irreal: "Transparent Windows: Just Say No"

https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11948

Absolutely! I never understood why transparent windows are a thing at all ...

If you're using #Orgmode with #gpg encryption, you need to read https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11827 by #irreal about the current issue with #GnuPG 2.4.1.

I noticed the bug myself already in #NixOS.

In this case, it's good to have still a Debian machine not running the latest versions.

#Irreal: #PlantUML and #Orgmode
https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11720

I do enjoy this combination often in my own setup.

#irreal with a sneak preview of #EmacsConf23
https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11692

No particular topic was interesting enough for me to hand in a talk myself this year. But you'll see plenty of others doing great stuff related to #Emacs!

Moving #Emacs From #Windows To #Linux

https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11678 #irreal

#Irreal: Preferring #Emacs Over #VSCode and #Vim
https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11257