I asked myself the same thing a week ago and decided that I'd like to master Emacs. You should think about the process that you use to write code and how you ca

I asked myself the same thing a week ago and decided that I'd like to master Emacs. You should think about the process that you use to write code and how you can refine that process. I'd suggest you look into learning a scripting language. Simple scripts can make your whole life a lot easier. Something like Perl or Ruby would be a good addition to your coding arsenal.