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An Ode to Org Babel

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0100

Org mode is an Emacs major mode with a laundry-list of powerful features, one of which is Org Babel, the literate programming engine that is embedded within Org mode. Think of it as the polyglot jupyter notebook of Emacs, if you will.

Emacs Carnival 2025-11 — An Ode to Org Babel

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 10:30:00 +0000

The topic for this month's Emacs Carnival is An ode to Org Babel and is an opportunity to shine a light on the literate programming engine embedded in Org mode.

A minimal config for Emacs on macOS

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 22:00:00 +0100

This is a somewhat opinionated minimal set of customisations for Emacs when running on macOS that give me a good baseline quality of experience.

Pasting Images in Org Mode

Sun, 17 Aug 2025 22:01:07 +0100

Streamlining image capture while blogging in Emacs.

TIL – Emacs display-buffer-alist

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0100

TIL that I can use display-buffer-alist to define a custom placement behaviour for specific buffers.

TIL - M-y runs yank-from-kill-ring

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 17:15:00 +0100

TIL that M-y runs yank-from-kill-ring if used after any other command than a yank. Amazed that I have used Emacs for decades without learning this.

Emacs Nested Projects Redux

Wed, 21 May 2025 09:00:00 +0100

Emacs performance problems in python-mode when using project-rootfile and TRAMP. Updated on May 24, 2025 to wrap up the saga.

Nested projects in Eglot

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Figuring out how to make Eglot work with nested projects in Emacs. Updated on May 24, 2025 to steer people towards project-vc-extra-root-markers instead.

Kernel development in Emacs

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 08:30:00 +0000

A quick rundown of how I do Linux kernel development in Emacs.

TIL – Magit References Buffer

Sun, 23 Feb 2025 21:27:01 +0000

Discovering the Magit references buffer that has been hiding in plain sight.

Eglot Hover Performance

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:20:24 +0000

Investigating an issue where Emacs freezes when viewing some Linux kernel source files.

Lower Other Frame in Emacs

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 23:30:54 +0000

Extending ace-window to lower a chosen frame.