Archive for May 2008

240 Columns of emacs on a Macbook Pro

I’ve been writing software for many years, and a number of habits have become ingrained. Among these is a general desire to have as much code on screen as is possible. Moderating this desire is the requirement that all code buffers be exactly 80 columns wide. Setting up a development environment that meets these needs is one of the first things I do with any new system. Recently, I got set up with a Macbook Pro. [Read More]