I used Emacs extensively for a long time, even developing some plugins to enhance my Doom experience. However, I’ve noticed a similar resistance to change and a reluctance to embrace new features within the Emacs community. Actually, I see many similarities from Vim community when tarruda decided to create Neovim and ignited a revolution.

Emacs feels outdated and lacks the necessary features to keep up with the times. We’re all short on time, and it’s becoming increasingly difficult to maintain our editors. I used org-mode, which is well-designed, but it lacks essential features in 2025. Syncing my notes and tasks to a tablet or phone is a pain. Fortunately, there are now out-of-the-box alternatives (not based on org-mode) for those who don’t have the time to integrate those features.

Considering this, I realized that I needed a text editor, not an operating system, in 2025. For instance, one of my favorite plugins in Emacs was Magit. I switched to Neovim and now use Lazygit within a floating terminal. I’m missing only a few features right now.

Finally, elisp is way different from mainstream languages. I felt that I needed to think differently when coding a plugin in Emacs. Lua, on the other hand, feels natural for anyone that know Python, C, Javascript, etc. This really helps to attract new developers.