> I can't see how this is functionally significantly different than EasyMotion[1] or Sneak[2].
from the readme:
> it maps possible futures, and shows you which key(s) you will need to press before you actually need to do that.
In the preview gif it's showing the matched hintkeys LIVE as you search.
I think this is actually a huge different in UX. I'm using the emacs equivalent in avy, avy-goto-char-timer[1], and that small pause between searching and acting (typing the hints) makes the experience jarring enough that I don't want end up using goto-char-timer in motions that much (only for jumping across windows and panes)
With no delay between <leap key> and <hint key>, the UX of d<leap key><hint key> is much smoother
Been doing this for about a decade, it works nicely. Def recommend stows `--no-folding` flag (which prevents it from symlinking directories, just files)
The recurse center is a special place. I attended Jan-Mar 2020, before yeeting myself out of NYC (because wow, what a time).
It helped re-instill my faith in creative computing and reminded me that on the other side of the text there are people on keyboards doing the thing. I spent most of my time there messing with emacs (shoutout Eric+Zach @ emacs-nyc!), collaborating, and giving small talks on things like mpd and colemak -- you really are encouraged to share whatever you want (I remember someone's tutorial about home cultivated yogurt that was really cool).
My time there helped set the "hacker spirit" tone of my sabbatical (which I took with a goal of pivoting to being a hired clojure programmer), and drove me to write and share much more, one post of which even ended up here![1]
There is a lot of communication that comes for "free" with the physical space -- I was much more active in the zulip chat after my RC batch than I ever was during my time there. They have done a good job mimicking the physical experience in a virtual setting now though, and have iterated nicely on what makes a virtual experience different than the physical.
If you're curious about attending and can take the time, would recommend! (there's no cost): https://www.recurse.com/apply
from the readme:
> it maps possible futures, and shows you which key(s) you will need to press before you actually need to do that.
In the preview gif it's showing the matched hintkeys LIVE as you search.
I think this is actually a huge different in UX. I'm using the emacs equivalent in avy, avy-goto-char-timer[1], and that small pause between searching and acting (typing the hints) makes the experience jarring enough that I don't want end up using goto-char-timer in motions that much (only for jumping across windows and panes)
With no delay between <leap key> and <hint key>, the UX of d<leap key><hint key> is much smoother
[1] https://github.com/abo-abo/avy#avy-goto-char-timer