- I think indentation is one of the things emacs does best tbh. - For jumping between files, did you try ido-mode? - Evil in emacs is very well integrated if

- I think indentation is one of the things emacs does best tbh. - For jumping between files, did you try ido-mode? - Evil in emacs is very well integrated if you're into vim emulation. You can just do package-install evil. - I don't use html/javascript so I can imagine issues with conflicting major modes or less than ideal minor modes. I'll be honest, your struggles to me seem somewhat strange but glad you seem to have found something that works for you. Everybody has different requirements. For me, the ability to write lisp to add whatever I want is a huge win (it's really the only reason why I settled on Emacs + Evil over vanilla vim). It's when you code in languages like Haskell or Macaulay that you really start to see Emacs shine.