(eval-when-compile
        (require 'use-package))

      ;; load some packages

      (use-package company
        :bind ("<C-tab>" . company-complete)
        :diminish company-mode
        :commands (company-mode global-company-mode)
        :defer 1
        :config
        (global-company-mode))

      (use-package counsel
        :commands (counsel-descbinds)
        :bind (([remap execute-extended-command] . counsel-M-x)
               ("C-x C-f" . counsel-find-file)
               ("C-c g" . counsel-git)
               ("C-c j" . counsel-git-grep)
               ("C-c k" . counsel-ag)
               ("C-x l" . counsel-locate)
               ("M-y" . counsel-yank-pop)))

      (use-package flycheck
        :defer 2
        :config (global-flycheck-mode))

      (use-package ivy
        :defer 1
        :bind (("C-c C-r" . ivy-resume)
               ("C-x C-b" . ivy-switch-buffer)
               :map ivy-minibuffer-map
               ("C-j" . ivy-call))
        :diminish ivy-mode
        :commands ivy-mode
        :config
        (ivy-mode 1))

      (use-package magit
        :defer
        :if (executable-find "git")
        :bind (("C-x g" . magit-status)
               ("C-x G" . magit-dispatch-popup))
        :init
        (setq magit-completing-read-function 'ivy-completing-read))

      (use-package projectile
        :commands projectile-mode
        :bind-keymap ("C-c p" . projectile-command-map)
        :defer 5
        :config
        (projectile-global-mode))



(global-set-key (kbd "C-.") 'set-mark-command)