learning emacs lisp

[Xah Lee]

well, in the past couple of days i started my own:
http://xahlee.org/emacs/notes.html

but i'm sure something like it exists.

Btw, the elisp intro by
Robert J Chassell. At:
http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/emacs-lisp-intro/
is extremely well written.
(and so is the elisp reference)

Bravo to GNU & Freesoftware Foundation once again. Thank you.

PS Fuck unix and unix fuckheads. Fuck asshole Larry Wall. Fuck Python
documenation community and their fucking ass lying thru their teeth
ignorance fucking shit. (See:
 http://xahlee.org/UnixResource_dir/writ/gubni_papri.html)

Disclaimer: all mention of real person are opinion only.

 Xah
 xah at xahlee.org
∑ http://xahlee.org/

rgb wrote:
> > i'm looking for something example based... for senior professional
> > programers who may want to pickup some elisp for practical macro.
>
> Unfortunately the path from any given language to Elisp varies vastly.
> For example a Prolog programmer would need far fewer tips than a Cobol
> or even a C programmer.  It's unlikely you will find something
> tailored to your specific experience.
>
> I'd already written programs in well over 100 languages in the 20
> years before learning Elisp yet I didn't find the intro terribly
> tedious until around section 13 (Counting).  At that point it switches
> focus toward examples of creating functions rather than introducing
> syntax and available features.  Perhaps starting at section 12 would
> suit your learning style better.
>
> As you probably realize, the language itself is just syntax and the
> hard part is learning about all the facilities at your disposal once
> you decide to write something.  There are a lot of features available
> and, although daunting, I think the reference is the best resource
> for discovering them.
> 
> This group has also been indispensable to me.