Re: No automatic tabs in Emacs?

[Elena]

On Dec 3, 2:34 am, des...@verizon.net wrote:
> egarrulo <egarr...@gmail.com> writes:
> > suvayu ali wrote:
> >> On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 10:15 PM, egarrulo <egarr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>> Forget about using Emacs for programming.  Emacs is not an IDE.
>
> >> That is a strange comment. Does one always need an IDE for
> >> programming? Although at times it is very useful, I often find it
> >> intrusive.
> > You'd better always use a an IDE for programming,
>
> I've been earning a living programming since 1964.
>
> If I was told that I had to use a specific IDE, I'd quit.
>
> A programmable editor makes 10x more sense to me than some
> other developers idea of what I need to develop software.

After 40+ years spent programming, I'd bet you know your way around
your editor of choice.  Should we spend the same amount of time with
Emacs to be able to develop software with it?