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Re:Making Emacs Popular Again by kevindong on Thursday May 07, 2020 @11:03PM (#23110987)
> I hear a lot about the declining popularity of Emacs, but I always wonder how much it is overstating the case.

Google Trends certainly reports that emacs has experienced a dramatic decline in popularity since 2004.

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=emacs

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Re:Making Emacs Popular Again by tome on Friday May 08, 2020 @01:55AM (#23111812)
The Internet has experienced a similar dramatic decline in popularity.

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=emacs,in...

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Re:Making Emacs Popular Again by slightwinder on Friday May 08, 2020 @06:30AM (#23113232)
Vim seems quite stable. VS Code is even rising.

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=emacs,vi...

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