Re:Emacs 25.1 released
by Myrmornis on Sunday September 18, 2016 @01:35AM
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For people considering whether they'd like emacs:
Take the org-mode advice with a pinch of salt. It is an incredibly rich and powerful package, but it's possible to get completely enveloped in org-mode, costing time that could be better spent improving ones skills elsewhere.
What I am saying is: emacs can simply be an amazing text editor / programming environment. It doesn't need to be complicated. You don't need to invest time learning kitchen sink frameworks. (But as a bonus, magit is the best interface to git that there is!)
Take the org-mode advice with a pinch of salt. It is an incredibly rich and powerful package, but it's possible to get completely enveloped in org-mode, costing time that could be better spent improving ones skills elsewhere.
What I am saying is: emacs can simply be an amazing text editor / programming environment. It doesn't need to be complicated. You don't need to invest time learning kitchen sink frameworks. (But as a bonus, magit is the best interface to git that there is!)