+** Package management
+
+*** [[https://github.com/raxod502/straight.el][=straight.el=]]
+
+#+begin_quote
+Next-generation, purely functional package manager for the Emacs
+hacker.
+#+end_quote
+
+=straight.el= allows me to have a fully reproducible Emacs setup.
+
+**** Bootstrap
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(let ((bootstrap-file (concat user-emacs-directory "straight/repos/straight.el/bootstrap.el"))
+ (bootstrap-version 3))
+ (unless (file-exists-p bootstrap-file)
+ (with-current-buffer
+ (url-retrieve-synchronously
+ "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/raxod502/straight.el/develop/install.el"
+ 'silent 'inhibit-cookies)
+ (goto-char (point-max))
+ (eval-print-last-sexp)))
+ (load bootstrap-file nil 'nomessage))
+#+end_src
+
+**** Useful helpers
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(defun straight-reload-init ()
+ "Reload init.el."
+ (interactive)
+ (straight-transaction
+ (straight-mark-transaction-as-init)
+ (message "Reloading init.el...")
+ (load user-init-file nil 'nomessage)
+ (message "Reloading init.el... done.")))
+
+(defun straight-eval-buffer ()
+ "Evaluate the current buffer as Elisp code."
+ (interactive)
+ (message "Evaluating %s..." (buffer-name))
+ (straight-transaction
+ (if (null buffer-file-name)
+ (eval-buffer)
+ (when (string= buffer-file-name user-init-file)
+ (straight-mark-transaction-as-init))
+ (load-file buffer-file-name)))
+ (message "Evaluating %s... done." (buffer-name)))
+#+end_src
+
+*** =use-package=
+
+#+begin_quote
+A use-package declaration for simplifying your .emacs.
+#+end_quote
+
+=use-package= is an awesome utility for managing and configuring
+packages in a neatly organized way and without compromising on
+performance. So let's install it using =striaght.el= and have it use
+=straight.el= for installing packages.
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(straight-use-package 'use-package)
+(setq straight-use-package-by-default t)
+#+end_src
+
+** No littering in =~/.emacs.d=
+
+#+begin_quote
+Help keeping ~/.emacs.d clean.
+#+end_quote
+
+By default, even for Emacs' built-in packages, the configuration files
+and persistent data are all over the place. Use =no-littering= to help
+contain the mess.
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(use-package no-littering
+ :demand t
+ :config
+ (savehist-mode 1)
+ (add-to-list 'savehist-additional-variables 'kill-ring)
+ (save-place-mode 1)
+ (setq auto-save-file-name-transforms
+ `((".*" ,(no-littering-expand-var-file-name "auto-save/") t))))
+#+end_src
+