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Talking about Emacs configs
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Yes. It makes configuring Emacs a whole lot simpler than vanilla Emacs.
I disagree with this. I tried Doom when I first started using Emacs and yes, it gets you there faster, but it's extremely opinionated and essentially has it's own configuration language. I found that confusing when trying to learn how Emacs works, as there is "the Emacs" way, and then "the Doom" way.
If your goal is to get started with Emacs, and have a lot of things pre-configured, Doom will get you there much faster than starting from scratch. It is opinionated, yes, and configuring it is somewhat different than building from scratch, but I would never recommend starting Emacs from scratch for someone new to it, unless I happen to know they like to suffer.
@algernon @kyoji I disgree. Doom is highly opinionated, and eschews emacs norms and defaults willfully and regularly. There are lots of good newbie-friendly modern setups that will get you off the ground and give you a good foundation to start personal customizations. Doom is not one of them. As well teach someone to drive by ordering them an Uber. Driven by someone who uses both feet.