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> Emacs is a powerful tool, but it also demands a lot from its user. Eventually I got tired of dealing with the host of plugins and customizations that I needed
by 8s2ngy 1y ago
> Emacs is a powerful tool, but it also demands a lot from its user. Eventually
I got tired of dealing with the host of plugins and customizations that I needed to keep my system running the way I wanted. I'm at a point in my life where I would rather spend my spare time on hobbies, hanging out with family and friends, and otherwise not messing around with a patchwork of ELisp code snippets that I've cobbled together from various sources.
On the flip side, my experience with Emacs has been quite different. You don't need a ton of plugins to get the most out of it; I've been using the same configuration of under 200 lines for the past six years without encountering any breaking changes. I rely on Magit, Org-mode, Org-roam, and Org-agenda every single day.
That said, using Emacs does require some commitment to reading the documentation. While I agree that it has some outdated defaults, you only need to make those adjustments once.
- Beijinger 1y agoEmacs is an incredible, powerful tool. It just lacks a decent editor.
- spit2wind 1y agoI second this. Emacs is plenty capable out of the box and just fine that way. It's a "choose your own adventure" that allows you to be as disciplined or as reckless as you choose. It's almost like it grants you...freedom :) I think this SO question demonstrates this well. The question is how to select a window quickly. You can install umpteen different packages and have several black-box soltions, if you want. But it really can be as simple as this if it fits your need: ``` ;; Select the 3rd window in the `window-list' (select-window (nth 2 (window-list))) ``` Emacs almost always allows you to find a solution in-between. https://emacs.stackexchange.com/a/79692 https://emacs.stackexchange.com/a/79692