Re: Emacs mode intro question

[ken]

Urban Gabor wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I would like to learn writing Emacs mode just for fun (and
> help for myself...). I have found a very good Emacs-Lisp
> tutorial, but I could not find any tutorial, how cold I
> write a major emacs mode on my own. Can anybody help me?
>
> Could you cc the reply to my mailbox, too?
>
> Best regards
>
> Gabaux
> Linux is like a wigwam: no gates, no windows, and an apache
> inside!
>  
Your enthusiasm and curiosity are laudable.  However, one of the first 
rules of programming is that you don't re-invent the wheel.  There are 
already a *lot* of emacs modes and so you could be writing one which 
already exists.  On the other hand,  I'm guessing that there are a lot 
of open source projects on <http://savannah.gnu.org/> and 
<http://sourceforge.net/> which are cutting edge and need help.  You 
could follow on on the develop of some interesting project and, if your 
coding skills are good enough, perhaps even contribute.

hth,
ken