Kyle Matthew Oliver

Category: Emacs

  • Five Minute Posts: The Hacker Within

    —

    by

    Kyle
    in , , ,

    Today’s topic: compiling in Emacs Dude! Why didn’t I learn to do this a long time ago? I can’t believe how much it’s helped my productivity. I thought it would be all kinds of work, but that’s not so. “M-x compile” will open a shell (in your present working directory) and let you edit the…

  • The Hacker Within VI

    —

    by

    Kyle
    in , ,

    Today’s subject: another cool Emacs mode Just stumbled across an Emacs mode for editing input files for Los Alamos’s MCNP Monte Carlo radiation transport code. Since I’m now addicted to syntax highlighting, I definitely snatched this one up. Turns out it was written by Tim Bohm, who works right down the hall from me. Anyway,…

  • The Hacker Within IV

    —

    by

    Kyle
    in , ,

    Today’s subject: Emacs matlab-mode, THW III update Just a quick one right now. I needed to take a look at a MATLAB function today but didn’t want to have to look at it in MATLAB to get the syntax-highlighting right. Check out this link if you’ve had the same problem and want a matlab-mode customization…

  • The Hacker Within I

    —

    by

    Kyle
    in , ,

    I only blog from the office when I have something work-related to share. Now is one of those times. Because code development is part and parcel of our work as computational researchers, my advisor encourages our group to unleash and cultivate “The Hacker Within” (THW). THW is always trying to improve his or her computing…