Emacs is metaprogrammable. vim is a good modal editing system. And if you're really asking, yes, you can have both. Look up "evil-mode" for Emacs. I can use on

Emacs is metaprogrammable. vim is a good modal editing system. And if you're really asking, yes, you can have both. Look up "evil-mode" for Emacs. I can use one without the other, though they work well when combined too. Like peanut butter and chocolate.