I am the least knowledgeable user of emacs ever, however just some notes as I read this
> For example, suppose I have a block of code with variable names in under_score notation that I want to convert to camelCase. It is sufficient to rename one instance of one variable, and then tab through all the lines that should be updated, including the other related variables.
For me that would be :%s/camel_case/camelCase/gc then yyyyyynyyyy as I confirm each change. Or if it's across a project, then put cursor on word, SPC p % (M-x projectile-replace-regexp), RET on the word, camelCase, yyyynyyynynn as it brings me through all files to confirm. There's probably even better smarter ways than that, I learn "just enough to get it done" and move on, to my continual detriment.
> Many times it will suggest imports when I add a dependency in Python or Go.
I can write a function in python or typescript and if I define a type like:
function(post: Po
and wait a half second, I'll be given a dropdown of options that include the Post type from Prisma. If I navigate to that (C-J) and press RET, it'll auto-complete the type, and then add the import to the top, either as a new line or included with the import object if something's already being imported from Prisma. The same works for Python, haven't tried other. I'm guessing this functionality comes from LSP? Actually not sure lol. Like I said, least knowledgeable emacs user.
As for boilerplate, my understanding is most emacs people have a bunch of snippets they use, or they use snippet libraries for common languages like tsx or whatever. I don't know how to use these so I don't.
I still intend to try cursor since my boss thinks it might improve productivity and thus wants me to see if that's true, and I don't want to be some kind of technophobe, however I remain skeptical that these built-in tools are at least any more useful than me just quickly opening a chatgpt window in my browser and pasting some code in, with the downside of me losing all my bindings.
> For example, suppose I have a block of code with variable names in under_score notation that I want to convert to camelCase. It is sufficient to rename one instance of one variable, and then tab through all the lines that should be updated, including the other related variables.
For me that would be :%s/camel_case/camelCase/gc then yyyyyynyyyy as I confirm each change. Or if it's across a project, then put cursor on word, SPC p % (M-x projectile-replace-regexp), RET on the word, camelCase, yyyynyyynynn as it brings me through all files to confirm. There's probably even better smarter ways than that, I learn "just enough to get it done" and move on, to my continual detriment.
> Many times it will suggest imports when I add a dependency in Python or Go.
I can write a function in python or typescript and if I define a type like:
and wait a half second, I'll be given a dropdown of options that include the Post type from Prisma. If I navigate to that (C-J) and press RET, it'll auto-complete the type, and then add the import to the top, either as a new line or included with the import object if something's already being imported from Prisma. The same works for Python, haven't tried other. I'm guessing this functionality comes from LSP? Actually not sure lol. Like I said, least knowledgeable emacs user.As for boilerplate, my understanding is most emacs people have a bunch of snippets they use, or they use snippet libraries for common languages like tsx or whatever. I don't know how to use these so I don't.
I still intend to try cursor since my boss thinks it might improve productivity and thus wants me to see if that's true, and I don't want to be some kind of technophobe, however I remain skeptical that these built-in tools are at least any more useful than me just quickly opening a chatgpt window in my browser and pasting some code in, with the downside of me losing all my bindings.
My spacemacs config: https://github.com/komali2/Configs/blob/master/emacs/.spacem...