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It feels like people use these editors for the novelty of it and not because it's truly the best for productivity.

• okasaki 3y ago
  Ah yes, the novelty of using emacs, an editor that started in 1976.
  • lmm 3y ago
    Well, the nature of emacs is that you can always add a line to your config file and have it radically change everything.
  • chlorion 3y ago
    It's definitely just a fad that will die out any day now!
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• Barrin92 3y ago
  fact aside that I don't think I've ever heard emacs associated with novelty (the thing is as old as Stonehenge), I wish this productivity cult would die. Programming is fun and play. Discovery and experimentation are great things.
• snapdaddy 3y ago
  I will treat your comment as serious and explain why I personally use emacs. The thing I love most about emacs is that it is joyously consistent. The same key combination to jump ahead by a word works everywhere, such as when you're opening files or navigating directories. This consistency means that I am often very efficient trying new packages that I have never used. Maybe you've never seen someone use emacs in anger? If so, check out this video of Steve Yegge doing some stuff in Emacs: https://youtu.be/lkIicfzPBys?t=142 https://youtu.be/lkIicfzPBys?t=142
  • distantsounds 3y ago
    please point me towards literally _any_ text editor that dynamically remaps shortcuts on you.