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Basic editing does take 15 minutes. In 20 minutes you realize that Emacs out-of-the-box is embarrassingly bad relative to modern editors, and to justify using i
by jacobmoe 11y ago
Basic editing does take 15 minutes. In 20 minutes you realize that Emacs out-of-the-box is embarrassingly bad relative to modern editors, and to justify using it you'll have to go deeper. A year later, you start to feel like a somewhat proficient user.
- pvdebbe 11y agoWhat's a modern editor? Newest stable version of Emacs (24.5) is from April 2015, 4 months old. The fresh Emacs 25 is cooking.
- jacobmoe 11y agoI'm an Emacs fanboy, and I'm already using 25. The fact is, if someone is just looking for a text editor and not a new hobby, I would recommend Atom. The editor that you have after using Emacs for 15 minutes is not very good. The editor you have after a year of dedicated use is amazing.