The name is a a reference to Peter Norvig's "Teach Yourself Programming in 10 Years" (http://norvig.com/21-days.html http://norvig.com/21-days.html), which is l

The name is a a reference to Peter Norvig's "Teach Yourself Programming in 10 Years" (http://norvig.com/21-days.html http://norvig.com/21-days.html), which is linked in the essay. The part of Emacs that takes years to learn is integrating it with everything else. The core editor doesn't take long.