An Introduction to Programming in Emacs Lisp

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 320 pages
• Published by: Free Software Foundation
• Edition: 2nd Edition December 1, 2001
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1882114434
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1882114436
• Book Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.8 x 0.5 inches
• Weighs: 1.2 pounds

Product Review
contains a really fine tutorial as well as the new features included in GNU Emacs v21. It's definitely worthwhile. -- ;login: The Magazine of USENIX & SAGE, June 2002

The author unleashes its power, describing step by step the secrets behind ELisp and how to think in ELisp. -- Free software Magazine, March 2002

Product Description
Emacs Lisp is a simple, complete, and powerful programming language. It is the building block of GNU Emacs, which is an integrated development environment with special features for scanning and parsing text as well as for handling multiple files and sub-processors.

This book will show you:
* how to set variables and write function definitions
* How to use "if" and "let"
* How to write "while" loops and recursive loops
* how to search for a word or expression
* how to customize GNU Emacs for yourself, even when it is shared on a network.
* how to debug programs
* and much more.

This tutorial an elementary introduction to teach non-programmers how to customize their work environment; it can also be used as an introduction to programming basics. It includes numerous exercises and sample programs; the author also walks you through the actual source code of several GNU Emacs commands. A handy reference appendix is included.

This second edition covers new features included in GNU Emacs version 21, while remaining compatible with earlier versions.

Reader Reviews
I was really excited to grab a copy of this book, and it didn't let me down. It's a gentle but thorough introduction to using elisp. I do a bit of programming in other languages, but had never tried elisp. Now I'm excited to dive in and start making emacs do (even more) work for me.