Re: "Gnus" in other editors/IDEs

[Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net>]

Emanuel Berg via help-gnu-emacs <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> writes:

> Tomas Nordin wrote:
>
>>> I got it figured out a few days ago. But for
>>> now I may have to go slow and learn how to
>>> configure gnus while using the webmail
>>> interface as I go. Doing (setq
>>> gnus-select-method '(nnimap "posteo.de"))
>>> was the answer I needed! Everything else can
>>> probably be learned by RTFM
>>
>> Alright! Good luck with the Gnus stuff, it
>> seems to be THE thing for some people.
>
> You better believe it!
>
> With all the bad rep Emacs has got lately -
> I mean, it can't even handle cpp projects with
> a few million lines OOTB - let me ask, can them
> other editors and IDEs, that are better, and
> have a less steep learning curve than Emacs,
> can _they_ do their "Gnuses" and are they
> really better than ours as well? Allow me
> to be - doubtful!
>
> Like the saying goes, Gnus is to Emacs users
> what Emacs is to other users :)
>
> Gnus is actually so good, it is
> counter-productive to many people.

Amen.