{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/syl20bnr/spacemacs/issues/4843","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/syl20bnr/spacemacs/issues/4843/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/syl20bnr/spacemacs/issues/4843/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/syl20bnr/spacemacs/issues/4843/events","html_url":"https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs/issues/4843","id":129196858,"number":4843,"title":"Reconsider (progn) convention for :config and :init","user":{"login":"peterhoeg","id":722550,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/722550?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/peterhoeg","html_url":"https://github.com/peterhoeg","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/peterhoeg/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/peterhoeg/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/peterhoeg/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/peterhoeg/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/peterhoeg/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/peterhoeg/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/peterhoeg/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/peterhoeg/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/peterhoeg/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":1,"created_at":"2016-01-27T16:29:37Z","updated_at":"2016-01-27T16:38:03Z","closed_at":null,"body":"As per the docs, (progn) is supposed to be used for ```:init``` and ```:config```, however according to use-package itself, this is not necessary. In previous versions however, this was a requirement.\r\n\r\nMaybe we can consider getting rid of that requirement to avoid one level of nesting?\r\n\r\nReference:\r\n - https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs/blob/develop/doc/CONVENTIONS.org#use-package\r\n"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/syl20bnr/spacemacs/issues/comments/175733778","html_url":"https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs/issues/4843#issuecomment-175733778","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/syl20bnr/spacemacs/issues/4843","id":175733778,"user":{"login":"nixmaniack","id":542810,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/542810?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/nixmaniack","html_url":"https://github.com/nixmaniack","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nixmaniack/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nixmaniack/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nixmaniack/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nixmaniack/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nixmaniack/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nixmaniack/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nixmaniack/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nixmaniack/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nixmaniack/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2016-01-27T16:38:03Z","updated_at":"2016-01-27T16:38:03Z","body":"For me, it allows easier navigation and structural editing of `:init` and `:config` that was one of the reasons to keep `progn`(I think) even though `use-package` makes it optional."}}