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I gave up before I really started, specifically when I read some power user admit that it took him a whole year to get used to using emacs. Not happening. Inci
by Tycho 16y ago
I gave up before I really started, specifically when I read some power user admit that it took him a whole year to get used to using emacs. Not happening. Incidentally, there is a well documented psychological phenomenon whereby people automatically value things higher just because they invested more time in them... just saying.
(also when I found Textmate, that also kind of killed off my interest in Emacs)
- avar 16y agoIt has taken me several years to get used to using Unix systems through accumulated casual and professional usage. I used Git for a year or so before I really started to understand it. Emacs is like that. You can read the Emacs tutorial in 20 minutes and use it like a fancy notepad, but true mastery of any complex and powerful system takes years.