Emacs is far from perfect. It's slow, lacks some of the bells and whistles of other editors, and can be downright frustrating to use at times.
But damnit, it's _mine_. It has allowed me to create the perfect editing and programming experience _for me_, and no other environment gives me that freedom and enjoyment. Vim and friends come close, and I continue to use it as my secondary editor (and couldn't function without vim-mode), but Emacs allows much deeper customization and Lisp is so elegant for this.
As editors come and go, it's comforting to know that Emacs will always be there for me. Warts and all. <3
This is the main reason I use it as well.
Emacs is far from perfect. It's slow, lacks some of the bells and whistles of other editors, and can be downright frustrating to use at times.
But damnit, it's _mine_. It has allowed me to create the perfect editing and programming experience _for me_, and no other environment gives me that freedom and enjoyment. Vim and friends come close, and I continue to use it as my secondary editor (and couldn't function without vim-mode), but Emacs allows much deeper customization and Lisp is so elegant for this.
As editors come and go, it's comforting to know that Emacs will always be there for me. Warts and all. <3