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Re: Emacs learning curve
From: |
Lennart Borgman |
Subject: |
Re: Emacs learning curve |
Date: |
Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:10:40 +0200 |
On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 10:33 AM, Alfred M. Szmidt <address@hidden> wrote:
> > I doubt that words like yank, kill, point, etc hinder new users
> > from using emacs. The argument seems extremly weak.
>
> Please try to be more specific. Exactly what argument is it you
> think of? Exactly why do you think it is weak?
>
> I find it weak since it side tracks the real issue, namley how to use
> emacs more efficiently when you are a new user.
Thanks. I see what you mean. There are different opinions on this. My
view is that raising complexity makes it much, much harder to learn.
This is not a linear growth. Talking about working memory could
perhaps make it easy to understand for many people here. Our working
memory is very limited. (Much can be said about this, but I do not
know if it is confusing here. For example one thing to say is that
frustration may use part of it more constantly.)
> What words you use
> won't hinder that. You will always encounter new definitions for
> words, if one goes about renaming everything to what is currently
> popular it will only cause mass confusion.
The words matter since it raises complexity to use unfamiliar words.
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- Re: Emacs learning curve, Lennart Borgman, 2010/07/10
- Re: Emacs learning curve, Tom, 2010/07/10
- Re: Emacs learning curve, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2010/07/10
- Re: Emacs learning curve, Deniz Dogan, 2010/07/10
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