From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Nick Roberts Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Beginning Hobbyist Programmer Question Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:44:36 +1300 Message-ID: <18320.1156.407462.141899@kahikatea.snap.net.nz> References: <44129c70-807a-4ef0-bc4f-e299caf5e334@k39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1200620716 6387 80.91.229.12 (18 Jan 2008 01:45:16 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:45:16 +0000 (UTC) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org To: signups17@gmail.com Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jan 18 02:45:34 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JFgIV-0005vt-Bg for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:45:31 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JFgI6-0003Wo-EC for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:45:06 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JFgHo-0003WV-Vp for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:44:49 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JFgHm-0003WG-H3 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:44:47 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JFgHm-0003WD-CD for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:44:46 -0500 Original-Received: from viper.snap.net.nz ([202.37.101.8]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JFgHl-0002Fm-Sr for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:44:46 -0500 Original-Received: from kahikatea.snap.net.nz (152.60.255.123.dynamic.snap.net.nz [123.255.60.152]) by viper.snap.net.nz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 78F893DA187; Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:44:40 +1300 (NZDT) Original-Received: by kahikatea.snap.net.nz (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 597598FC6D; Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:44:37 +1300 (NZDT) Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help In-Reply-To: <44129c70-807a-4ef0-bc4f-e299caf5e334@k39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com> X-Mailer: VM 7.19 under Emacs 23.0.50.32 X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.4-2.6 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:50792 Archived-At: > Can anyone provide a cogent explanation for why I should take the time > to climb that learning curve? No, because we don't know, and don't really want to know, what you would use it for. > What are the benefits, as you see them? The benefits to me probably aren't relevant to you. It's not a one size fits all question and such general discussion wastes everyone's time. Why don't you just try the tutorial ('C-h t') and make your own mind up? Then if you *do* decide Emacs is for you, this *is* the forum to which to post your questions. -- Nick http://www.inet.net.nz/~nickrob