On why most of the best features in eev look like 5-minute hacks
summary
eev provides executable sexp hyperlinks that open targets in-place and let M-k kill the target buffer, implements M-e, M-k, M-j as core keys, and supports sexp hyperlinks with postback lists that search for strings or page numbers after conversion (pdftotext) or open videos at timestamps. It auto-generates tiny defuns from templates via read+eval, offers a hacker-friendly describe-key that outputs plain-sexp links, installs from ELPA with minimal global effects, and includes quick hacks like a one-line generator that fetches Sacha Chua’s Emacs News posts and their Org sources.
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