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4 points willschetelich | 1 comments | | HN request time: 0.206s | source

Hey all - I really love emacs as a text editor and environment, but I'm wondering... Does there exist something that is

- More customizable than emacs

- more mature community and 'giants to stand on' (like packages)

- Stronger expected lifespan

- Realistic enough to actually commit to (not like, build the universe, build your OS from scratch)

I'd love to hear if there's anything you've found beyond the Mariana Trench! Will

1. frou_dh ◴[] No.44420796[source]
> Stronger expected lifespan

I think Emacs is a good example of the Lindy Effect. It's going to continue being alive for a long time because it's already been alive for a long time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect