Emacs is sexy

I'd like to throw in the obligatory https://rms.sexy/

I feel compelled to mention Spacemacs in response to some of the comments here. In terms of configuration required for reasonable productivity, Spacemacs is macOS, and a plain Emacs install is Arch Linux.

Spacemacs gives you sensible configuration and packages out of the box, whereas the Emacs tutorials I'd begun to read kept repeating, "These are the functions you'll want to use, but only you can decide what to bind them to". That made me lose interest really quick--I'd prefer to have a 95% solution and then adjust it, not reinvent a sensible configuration from nothing. Spacemacs gives you exactly that. If what I'm describing was a barrier for you in adopting Emacs, I'd encourage you to check it out.

I've been a Vim user for quite some time. I've taken breaks and used Sublime, and most recently Atom. (with vim-mode-plus). A few years back I took a couple of months and dedicated myself to only using Emacs. I wanted to just prove to myself that I could do it. I have to say, it's one heck of an editor/environment/way-of-life. I can't see myself making the jump, but I can see why many make it. Just like Vim, it's an investment. You don't just get down to work easily. And the config files you start with (even if you start with some "make your life easy" packages) probably aren't the same ones you'll have in 5 years. It's meant to evolve. Who knows where Webstorm will be in 5 more years... I wish the best for everyone, cause competition in this area provides lots of innovation... but I am pretty certain Vim and Emacs will still exist.

How can I contribute this sexy photo I took of RMS many years ago, in that fleeting moment between being asked a joke (to which his questioning smile replied "I don't know, why do you wrap gerbils in duct tape?") and hearing the punchline.

http://donhopkins.com/home/catalog/images/jsol-rms-gerbil-li...

I don't agree though, I started using emacs because of this one picture. There's way too much info out there if you're just starting to figure out what you want to use for coding.

So sexy maybe not the right word for this picture but I still love it.