If you "mostly [do] web development", it may never matter. Using Emacs or Vim because they're cool is not likely to last. If you want to look cool, use somethin

If you "mostly [do] web development", it may never matter. Using Emacs or Vim because they're cool is not likely to last. If you want to look cool, use something shiny, not a goddamned text editor designed by bearded people in the seventies. Do they have substance? Yes. Will that substance ever matter to you? Hard to tell. If you're in the business of making things happen with structured text, though, they're proven tools. Personally, I appreciate the mouselessness and sheer integration of Emacs, though vi's terse/modal approach also has major advantages. If you're as curious and patient as I am, I'd suggest learning both. (And then Acme/Wily.) You gotta be in it for the long haul, though - learning vi is a hassle upfront, and Emacs's design trade-offs are predicated on it being your workbench for years to come.