I use a lot of GNU Emacs and I think it is the best editor for a lot of purposes. There is a lot to admire. For example the many very sophisticated and well written contributions.
At the same time I, as a Lisp expert, don't like the technical base of GNU Emacs. Single threaded, poor Lisp dialect, just now support for lexical binding, not object-oriented, ugly UI, complex key bindings, ...
For editing Lisp code I prefer to use the LispWorks editor. It is also an Emacs, but written in Common Lisp and based on the Hemlock Emacs of CMU. But this does not have the capabilities of GNU Emacs outside of Lisp coding.
From a usability and coolness view, Zmacs is still way ahead. But no longer practical - unless one could use it for some extensive Lisp project, which would justify its use.
Thus, I have no overall favorite editor. GNU Emacs is great, but it has too many and very diverse problems. I use it, but not without frustration.
At the same time I, as a Lisp expert, don't like the technical base of GNU Emacs. Single threaded, poor Lisp dialect, just now support for lexical binding, not object-oriented, ugly UI, complex key bindings, ...
For editing Lisp code I prefer to use the LispWorks editor. It is also an Emacs, but written in Common Lisp and based on the Hemlock Emacs of CMU. But this does not have the capabilities of GNU Emacs outside of Lisp coding.
From a usability and coolness view, Zmacs is still way ahead. But no longer practical - unless one could use it for some extensive Lisp project, which would justify its use.
Thus, I have no overall favorite editor. GNU Emacs is great, but it has too many and very diverse problems. I use it, but not without frustration.