Emacs Development Update

Discover the latest developments in Emacs in this 19-minute conference talk from EmacsConf 2019. Learn about the transition of maintenance to Eli Zaretskii, support for big integers, and integration of Harfbuzz for improved text rendering. Explore new features in Emacs 27, including the built-in tab-bar, window configuration switching, and image scaling and rotation without ImageMagick dependency. Gain insights into the portable dumper, initial support for XDG directory specification, and the Network Security Manager module. Understand the benefits of the new so-long-mode for performance improvements with long lines and the progress towards full internationalization. Delve into the technical advancements that pave the way for Wayland support and enhance Emacs' capabilities.

EmacsConf 2019 - 03 - Emacs Development Update - John Wiegley (johnw)