Also, frameworks seek to claw back some structure from the morasses. It's kinda fine if every library you use is _slightly_ different if you can have a unified

Also, frameworks seek to claw back some structure from the morasses. It's kinda fine if every library you use is _slightly_ different if you can have a unified interface for how to use them (spacemacs layers system for me). It is annoying figuring out which invocation of variables sets the tab-width for _this_ new language though... Also, most libraries in the emacs ecosystem have become more standardised in their interfaces, so things aren't too different nowadays.