Re: too many buffers

[Elena]

On Dec 2, 7:58 am, Tim X <t...@nospam.dev.null> wrote:
> A major mistake made by new users is to try and make emacs like every
> other editor or even like an IDE. This is a mistake.
>
> Emacs is liked by many because it is very different. Others don't like
> the difference and for htem, it is not the right editor. However, if you
> start by trying to make it just like everything else your use to, you
> will miss the opportunity of experiencing something different and new
> which may turn out to be better than what your familiar with - provided
> you give it a chance.

Problem is: this Emacs uniqueness is not documented anywhere.  All
IDEs look alike because they follow a design pattern which works.
There are tons of usability studies done on this.  OTOH, how would you
develop a project following the Emacs way?  Nobody knows.  Every
Emacser reinvents the wheel.