"Now that I am becoming a "real" programmer, I have made the decision to learn how to use the behemoth of a text editor, Emacs. A feature-rich and highly customizable editor, Emacs is distributed by the GNU project and has historically been one of the most popular text editors in programming history, along with vi [...] Learning Emacs is like learning how to drive stick. It requires a significant investment of time and an understanding of how things work on a more fundamental level, but in the end I believe it is rewarding since you have a much greater control over the machine that you are using..."