The way I usually put it is you have a choice: learning your tools in depth or relearning old skills each time your tools tools. I decided upon the former and f

The way I usually put it is you have a choice: learning your tools in depth or relearning old skills each time your tools tools. I decided upon the former and firmly believe it was the right decision. That being said, there is a cost. Tools that adapt with the times try to reduce the effort needed to get contemporary tasks done. Stable tools tend to reflect the times in which they were created (or at least peaked), meaning that it may take more effort to get things done in the here and now. Unfortunately, Emacs is very much a reflection of this.