Re: IDE for Windows

"Brandon J. Van Every" <mylastnameruntogether@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> I think it's inevitable that Emacs will always have its adherants,
> but will never dominate in terms of market share. You're only going
> to convert "those special people" to your cause.

Not only do most who reject Emacs not know what they're missing, many
of them wouldn't even understand what they're missing. They don't miss
what they can't imagine.

I don't sing its praises just because I have a learning investment in
it. Rather, I've never seen another "editor", let alone an application
or -- struggling for words -- environment that even strives for the
same goals. Thinking of Emacs as "just an editor", comparing it to
other editors or IDEs, misses the characteristics that make it so
amazing.

--
Steven E. Harris
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