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And yet that same survey says 91% use it for software development, too.

• BeetleB 6y ago
  Yet there is no hard data for my claim: > The fraction of Emacs users who use it primarily for things other than programming is a lot bigger than most HN readers think it is. I didn't claim most users don't use it for SW development. I didn't even claim most users don't use it primarily for SW development. I said the number of people who primarily use it for other stuff is larger than most people think. If HN thinks the number is 5%, and in reality it is 20%: The survey does not have data either way. And as I noted in another post: The survey is flawed in that it didn't contain a representative sample. In particular, people on the Emacs mailing list were quite opposed to filling out the survey, and one of their concerns was what is happening right here: People drawing conclusions from a very poorly executed survey.
  • jolux 6y ago
    I'm not drawing any conclusions about the community, you're the person who started making claims about the demographics of users. > In particular, people on the Emacs mailing list were quite opposed to filling out the survey, and one of their concerns was what is happening right here: People drawing conclusions from a very poorly executed survey. But the outcome here is that their point of view was not represented, flawed though the survey may be.