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But just because I CAN do something in emacs that I would make a systemd service for now, isn't a good argument for WHY I should use it. Is it easier to add tha

But just because I CAN do something in emacs that I would make a systemd service for now, isn't a good argument for WHY I should use it. Is it easier to add that functionality? Faster? Is it because you get some benefit from everything being in one program? What benefits does it offer? I don't need my text editor to send email, monitor file changes, be an IRC client, and make me toast. Or do I? What difference does it make what programs do those things, as long as they work well and I can extend the functionality as needed?

clojureyoureyes 6y ago
> I don't need my text editor to send email You don't, there's an MTA for that, but for composing mail, filtering mailbox, searching and other text-related tasks Emacs has much superior interface. > be an IRC client Messaging consists mostly of text editing, especially in IRC, which doesn't have fancy stuff like stickers, GIFs, videos. > What difference does it make what programs do those things, as long as they work well and I can extend the functionality as needed? A consistent, self-documenting, extendable interface.