Re: Emacs users a dying breed?

[Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net>]

Jeremiah Dodds <jeremiah.dodds@gmail.com> writes:

> S Boucher <stbya@yahoo.com> writes:
>
>> I've been using emacs since as far back as 18.59.  Still use it daily.
>>
>> However, I often wonder where Emacs is heading.  Most places I work, I'm in the
>> minority - and that's an understatement - as an Emacs user.
>>
>> I learned Lisp because of Emacs and it's a cool language, but almost no one
>> cares to learn Lisp.
>>
>> I can't live without Emacs, but in some areas Emacs tend to be lacking.
>>
>> As I just noticed that Emacs 24 is now stable it still amazes me that there's
>> still a lot of development going on, considering my sense of isolation as an
>> Emacs user, and the impression that Emacs users is a dying breed.
>>
>> Since this is a help group, am I required to end with a question mark? :-)
>>
>> Regards,
>
>
> I have never worked anywhere where anyone else used Emacs. I've also
> never worked anywhere where people were not pretty impressed with the
> level of efficiency I had while editing, particularly for things like JS
> frameworks that don't have widespread editor support.

Emacs often spreads quietly.

Lots of people I've worked with have seen the light.

-- 
Dan Espen