Re:Mastering Emacs
by nine_k on Wednesday August 23, 2023 @03:05AM
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Because it works, and works well.
Because it's thought out and polished by decades of use.
Because it's extensible.
Your very question, "why are people using an IDE from 1970s in 2023" should provoke some thought. Assuming that these people are not crazy (a lot of them is rather smart and rational), what us so good about Emacs (or Vim) to make it still a preferred choice?
Because it's thought out and polished by decades of use.
Because it's extensible.
Your very question, "why are people using an IDE from 1970s in 2023" should provoke some thought. Assuming that these people are not crazy (a lot of them is rather smart and rational), what us so good about Emacs (or Vim) to make it still a preferred choice?