Emacs is in that blissful state where it's resisting sacrificing its core user base by trying to cater to people who are not going to use it anyway. As a long

Emacs is in that blissful state where it's resisting sacrificing its core user base by trying to cater to people who are not going to use it anyway. As a long term user I am very happy with the direction of Emacs development over the past few years. Emacs is pretty much the only piece of modern software where I don't have worry about losing functionality when I upgrade to a new version. Each new version is better than the old one.