Re: Collecting unique selling proposition (USP) of Org-mode

[Rainer M Krug <r.m.krug@gmail.com>]

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> Le 28 juin 2014 à 13:43, Karl Voit <devnull@Karl-Voit.at> a écrit :
> 
> Hi!
> 
> I was wondering if there are people out there who also need Org-mode
> features that are *not part of any other software solution*. For the
> usual question "why should I learn Emacs/Org-mode?" I'd like to have
> a list of cool Org-mode features that demonstrate the benefit.
> 
> So, how about a short brainstorming here and a new Worg-page
> collecting those things?
> 
> I start with:
> 
> * seamlessly integrating notes, spreadsheet calculations, tasks, and
> more at one single place
> 
> * being able to pipe results of program written in language A to
> another script in language B (babel)
> 
> * quick and simple defining dependencies between tasks such as
> "doing groceries" is required for "cooking fancy dinner"
> (org-depend)
> 
> 
> ... I am sure, you have a pretty good idea what to add to this list
> as well. So: add it :-)

The UPS is probably that it can do ALL these things - in which task manager can you include and chain different code snippets together? I think org is the only one.  

But this leads to the other point: org is a Swiss Army knife with integrated power drill and tooling machines to build new tools you don't know you need but without which you won't be able to love without afterwards. And did I mention the hidden gems? I just discovered the whole reference citation. 
Again: which task manager can be used to write a publishable scientific paper?

So the uniqueness of org is that it can do many things and you only have to learn one toolset for this. 

Cheers,

Rainer

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