Just because a lot of people use it (and are emotionally attached to the editor just like the article said) doesn't mean it's a good choice to learn. If you ha

Just because a lot of people use it (and are emotionally attached to the editor just like the article said) doesn't mean it's a good choice to learn. If you have time and will to learn Emacs and customize it to your own liking, do so. But there are more efficient editors with shorter learning curves out there which do a lot of those things out of the box.