what is Emacs?

[bd139]

 Should have used vim 

[tggzzz]

> By definition they are "power users", and emacs is their shell.

We're just very... opinionated. >.< And well the shell is just more text, why bother opening a shell when you got emacs open already?

I use org-mode to compile my emacs configuration. I'm a... odd duck even amongst emacs users.

Does emacs allow you to press the "quote" link on the top right of a posting?

Yes, but I use too many forums to remember which site I'm on and end up being lazy.

At least you can alter emacs' functions so that it requires you to press the "preview" button before "post" button. Doubt you could do that with vi(le)

[andyturk]

I use org-mode to compile my emacs configuration. I'm a... odd duck even amongst emacs users.

Org-babel is not odd at all... perfectly reasonable! 

[Bassman59]

I have been "99% Emacs" for the past 34 years. I will resort to vi when doing minor edits as root.

A friend of mine had a license plate frame that read: "vi not emacs" when he lived in Silicon Valley.
It triggered quite a few red light conversations.

emacs has its vhdl-mode, which is the best goddamn code-editing thing for any language ever.

pr<tab> and wham, a process template, filled in with my clock and preferred reset style.
sig<tab> and start the template for creating a signal.
ent<tab> and start creating an entity.

Put the cursor in the port list of an entity, then ctrl-c ctrl-p ctrl-w and it copies the port list. Then visit a new file, type ctrl-c ctrl-p ctrl-t and wham, now you have the basis of a test bench, with all signals declared and the DUT port map built.

Or, after copying the port list of an entity, type  ctrl-c ctrl-p ctrl-i and wham, now you have a wired-up instance of your entity.

Code completion? Type the first couple of letters of a signal and then <tab> and it completes.

And so on. It's utterly brilliant.

Plus, you can play Tetris in emacs.

[Vtile]

Emacs is, along with vi, one of the two main contenders in the traditional editor wars of Unix culture.

I think this sums it up, along so many other silliness around certain computer tech.