Twisted <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On the other hand, being actively beginner-hostile leads to nobody > adopting the tool. Then again, if you don't mind being the last > generation that'll ever use it, then I guess you're okay with > that. If it suits its existing users, the rest of us will just > continue to use something else. > > I continue to suspect that there's an ulterior motive for making and > keeping certain software actively beginner-hostile; a certain macho > elitism also seen with light aircraft pilots and commented on at > www.asktog.com (exact URL escapes me; sorry).
You are babbling. Emacs is amazingly beginner-friendly for the power and flexibility it provides. You can sit a beginner at an Emacs session and have him start editing and learning. You can't do the same, say, with vi or a clone: the least you need is a vi helpsheet/cheat cup. With Emacs, the help sheet is helpful but optional (most people would be eyed strangely anyway if they kept a cheat barrel around at their workplace). -- David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
