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		reddit_clone on May 6, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bill Joy's greatest gift to man – the vi editor (2... Emacs user here. Emacs' real value is not really in text editing, though it is no slouch in text editing. It does so many other things so well, at this point it is unthinkable for me to not have it. Eg. OrgMode, Magit, Helm, Tramp, Dired and slime to mention a few. Its a lifestyle ;-)

coliveira on May 7, 2020 | [–]

This confirms my point, people using Emacs are not interested in editing alone, but in a platform for elisp code. That's the reason I prefer vi.

nameless_me on May 6, 2020 | [–]

Agree. Emacs is so much more than a text editor, it is more accurately described as a lifestyle. Operating systems are merely bootloaders for Emacs. ;D

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