The venerable text editor feels timeless and timely in the age of AI and enshittification. A novelist argues that it is perhaps because Emacs is the embodiment of FOSS ideals
I’ve never used it. I like VIM a great deal, but there’s certainly room for improvement. Emacs would be a big change and I’m scared. I’m constantly learning about my system and how to do things, and I don’t know if I have brain space to learn a new text editor too.
Clay, my fren, I’m 67 years old, brain space rotting away more every day ☺
I agree that Emacs is different but it’s different in a good way. Also, some smart person made a vim emulation mode for Emacs. Actually, I think there are several vim emulators.
End result is that I haven’t had to re-learn new key bindings; I just use the same vi/vim key bindings I’ve used for 40 years.
Like “Green Eggs and Ham”, Try it, you’ll like it. ☺
I’ve never used it. I like VIM a great deal, but there’s certainly room for improvement. Emacs would be a big change and I’m scared. I’m constantly learning about my system and how to do things, and I don’t know if I have brain space to learn a new text editor too.
That is pretty much what has stopped me from even attempting to learn emacs over the years.
@clay_pidgin @sin_free_for_00_days
Clay, my fren, I’m 67 years old, brain space rotting away more every day ☺
I agree that Emacs is different but it’s different in a good way. Also, some smart person made a vim emulation mode for Emacs. Actually, I think there are several vim emulators.
End result is that I haven’t had to re-learn new key bindings; I just use the same vi/vim key bindings I’ve used for 40 years.
Like “Green Eggs and Ham”, Try it, you’ll like it. ☺
https://youtu.be/VlVl/_5RyG3M
I’ll check this out, thank you very much.