eintr: Why
Why Study Emacs Lisp?
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Although Emacs Lisp is usually thought of in association only with
Emacs, it is a full computer programming language. You can use Emacs
Lisp as you would any other programming language.
Perhaps you want to understand programming; perhaps you want to
extend Emacs; or perhaps you want to become a programmer. This
introduction to Emacs Lisp is designed to get you started: to guide you
in learning the fundamentals of programming, and more importantly, to
show you how you can teach yourself to go further.