From: Miguel A Paraz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: emacs uber alles (was Re: [plug] Low-end Linux setup)
> I used to love emacs. But now I'm convinced it's an > "editor for smart people" (like Sacha!), in the vein of > "languages for smart people" (e.g. LISP) vs "languages > for the masses" (Java, Python...)
More like an "editor for masochists and eccentrics" if you ask me. Linus Torvalds thinks Emacs is a disaster - you can't say he isn't a smart person. Apologies in advance to Emacs fans everywhere, hehehe. (Hey I did try to learn it and even posted a - sorely needed for beginners everywhere - Emacs Quickstart guide here at PLUG.) It's just too d_mn hard to get used to those Tekken-like keystrokes unless you use it everday.
I use it once in a blue moon to do some stuff I can't get done with other editors - but can't help but be turned off by its eccentric user interface when it comes to doing everyday editing.
Who knows? After another couple of years, I might edge yet a teeny-bit closer to liking this Swiss Army Knife of a text editor. The more used to it I get, the less turned off I become. But the process is proceeding at a glacial pace. :-D
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