Emacs as my portable user space across operating platforms
Mohammed Ismail Ansari - https://myterminal.me, mail@myterminal.me
Format: 20-min talk ; Q&A: ask questions via Etherpad/IRC; we'll e-mail the speaker and post answers on this wiki page after the conference Etherpad: https://pad.emacsconf.org/2026-portable
Etherpad: https://pad.emacsconf.org/2026-portable
Status: Waiting for video from speaker
Description
In the talk, I plan to cover my entry into the world of Emacs, a high-level series of events that shaped my experience and learning, and a few takeaways from someone coming from an entire different toolset and mentality, eventually having a moment of enlightenment to never go back again. The talk will revolve around how it has been my companion across multiple operating platforms and will remain to be one of the core elements of my computing toolset no matter the environment or platform. I'll talk about a few highs and lows of my attempts of inviting friends to Emacs, a few mentions of my contributions to the community and hopefully some tips for inspiration to newcomers and fellow Emacs-ers alike. Along with these, I'll also walk through how and why I created super-emacs and why I think it can be a reasonably easy starting point for someone getting into Emacs as their daily driver.
About the speaker: I, Mohammed Ismail Ansari (aka myTerminal), come from an academic background in Electronics Engineering, and have been working professionally as a software engineer since seventeen years. I love to create and experimenting with all kinds of machines, not just computers, enjoying the exploration and tinkering process. In the recent years I've also discovered my interest in personal productivity, and pairing them with some of the core elements within my toolset, including Linux, Emacs, and many other open-source software everything fits in place as if it was supposed to be.
Questions or comments? Please e-mail mail@myterminal.me
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