From: auanon@airmail.cc   
      
   Hmmm... I'm not overly evangelical about Emacs, so imho, if you have   
   already perfected a (n)vi(m) workflow, there's probably no big reason to   
   switch. On the flip side, if you feel like something's missing from your   
   workflow, Emacs can help you out. The entire editable is written in   
   elisp, and almost every function can be tweaked or completely changed   
   to your liking. That low bar of entry also allows people to easily write   
   their own extensions, meaning that most stuff you could ever want is out   
   there. It's also very easy to learn, with manuals and function   
   docstrings being accessible with     C-h $WHATEVER}. Eg:   
   C-h f erc :   
   erc is an autoloaded interactive byte-code-function in ‘erc.el’.   
      
   (erc &key SERVER PORT NICK USER PASSWORD FULL-NAME ID)   
      
   Connect to an Internet Relay Chat SERVER on a non-TLS PORT.   
   Use NICK and USER, when non-nil, to inform the IRC commands of   
   the same name, possibly factoring in a non-nil FULL-NAME as well.   
   When PASSWORD is non-nil, also send an opening server password   
   via the "PASS" command....   
      
   At the end of the day, there's no harm in installing it and trying it   
   out. You'll probably be able to get stuck right in, even with an empty   
   .emacs file - After all, it comes with the kitchen sink!   
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