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 ### Loading the custom.el file
 
-In Emacs, customization variables modified via the UI (e.g., `M-x customize`) are typically stored in a separate file, commonly named `custom.el`. To ensure these settings are loaded during Emacs initialization, it is necessary to explicitly load this file if it exists.
+**NOTE:** The author advises against loading `custom.el`. To disable it, set `custom-file` to the null device using `(setq custom-file null-device)`. Users are instead encouraged to define their configuration programmatically in files such as `post-init.el`.
 
-To accomplish this, add the following form to your `~/.emacs.d/post-init.el`:
+In Emacs, customization variables modified via the UI (e.g., `M-x customize`) are typically stored in a separate file, commonly named `custom.el`. To ensure these settings are loaded during Emacs initialization, it is necessary to explicitly load this file if it exists. To accomplish this, add the following form to your `~/.emacs.d/post-init.el`:
 
 ```elisp
 ;; In Emacs, customization variables modified via the UI (e.g., M-x customize)
@@ -1499,8 +1499,6 @@ To accomplish this, add the following form to your `~/.emacs.d/post-init.el`:
 (load custom-file 'noerror 'no-message)
 ```
 
-This ensures that any user-defined customizations are applied without interfering with manually maintained configuration files.
-
 ### Which other customizations can be interesting to add?
 
 1. Read the following article from the same author: [Essential Emacs Packages for Efficient Software Development and Text Editing](https://www.jamescherti.com/essential-emacs-packages/)