I'm not sure I see your point. Nix is cross-platform, emacs is cross-platform, and make is cross-platform. With the exception of Nix, make and emacs have been i

I'm not sure I see your point. Nix is cross-platform, emacs is cross-platform, and make is cross-platform. With the exception of Nix, make and emacs have been in use by many, many shops for decades. It just doesn't get talked about much because they're long past being considered fun and sexy.