# daviwil/emacs-from-scratch

An example of a fully custom Emacs configuration developed live on YouTube!

Repository: https://github.com/daviwil/emacs-from-scratch
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/emacs-from-scratch
Homepage: https://youtube.com/c/SystemCrafters
Language: Emacs Lisp
License Family: other
Topics: emacs, emacs-lisp, emacs-configuration, emacs-config
Last push: 2023-05-27T17:38:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2182, "days_push": 1194, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license, no_readme
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1920, forks 308 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:55.180151+00:00)

## What it is
A fully custom Emacs configuration developed live on YouTube, serving as a companion example for learning Emacs customization. It demonstrates literate-style Emacs Lisp configuration for building a personalized editing environment.

## Use cases
- learn how to configure emacs from scratch
- example emacs init file to copy
- set up emacs for programming
- follow along with emacs youtube tutorial
- customize emacs with emacs-lisp
- build a personal emacs config

## When to choose
- you are new to Emacs and want a guided, working configuration
- you prefer learning by watching a video series with matching code
- you want a starting point to fork and customize

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained, production-ready distribution like Doom or Spacemacs
- you want a battle-tested config with community support
- you need a license-cleared codebase for redistribution

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, documentation
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, tutorials
- platform: cross-platform, cli
- tags: emacs, emacs-lisp, emacs-configuration, dotfiles, video-series, youtube

## Member repositories
- daviwil/emacs-from-scratch (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:55.180151+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:09:48.609392+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - homepage: https://youtube.com/c/SystemCrafters (fetched 2026-08-29T10:49:06.754090+00:00, sha 67dead7a4c0e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.