Aloys' corner · Aug 11, 2026

Starting to get more comfortable with elisp, making emacs even more powerful

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I am starting to get my head around elisp and it is very powerful. The more I use it, the more I enjoy it. In the past, I would put a few scripts together, pipe CLI or rely on someone else's TUI. But there is something awesome about elisp and emacs, I can't quite put my finger on. I believe it's the tight integration of scripting abilities and CLI-like features. It allows you to create "TUI-like"…

I am starting to get my head around elisp and it is very powerful. The more I use it, the more I enjoy it.

In the past, I would put a few scripts together, pipe CLI or rely on someone else's TUI. But there is something awesome about elisp and emacs, I can't quite put my finger on.

I believe it's the tight integration of scripting abilities and CLI-like features. It allows you to create "TUI-like" experience tailored to your needs, very quickly. On top of this, everything happens in text, in a buffer, giving you access to powerful text editing features.

It really is a beautiful combo.

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