Emacs Text Editor
Discussions center on the Emacs text editor, including debates about its relevance, extensibility, comparisons to modern tools like VSCode, historical context, and humorous stereotypes of its users.
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“I didn’t like Emacs personally so anyone using it is holding back progress”
If you have to ask "why emacs" this is probably not for you!
I have been exposed as someone who doesn't use emacs :)
Because not everyone use emacs maybe?
You are underestimating emacs a lot (even if we talk about 30y ago)
The comment you answered is tongue in cheek, the joke being that emacs is for old people.
Emacs is not just a text editor, but a way of life.
Some of us don't use emacs?
The article was written as though Emacs didn't exist.
I don't use it personally, but from what I hear this is exactly the use case Emacs was made for.