Emacs Advocacy

This cluster features comments enthusiastically recommending Emacs as a versatile solution or superior alternative to the article's topic, often with humor or direct comparisons claiming Emacs can already do everything needed.

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Sample Comments

yellowapple Nov 13, 2021 View on HN

It's Emacs, of course it can.

minitech Sep 12, 2020 View on HN

(The Emacs thing, not the Kubernetes thing.)

wbl Aug 2, 2017 View on HN

There is a system for you: Emacs.

iLemming Aug 16, 2016 View on HN

Try Spscemacs. you'd be amazed.

sidlls Aug 9, 2017 View on HN

Emacs doesn't qualify? Why not?

luknax Nov 28, 2019 View on HN

Emacs-devel thread:https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2019-11/msg01...

blaket Nov 17, 2017 View on HN

What's the word on using this with emacs?

phowat Sep 30, 2016 View on HN

Refreshing alternative to Emacs.

KGIII Sep 16, 2017 View on HN

You're an emacs user, aren't you?

lytedev Jun 18, 2022 View on HN

Emacs? I'm only partially joking