None of the main selling points of emacs have anything to do with its shortcuts or using it in the terminal. Plenty of emacs users (including me) rarely or never use it in the terminal. It’s a GUI editor just like vscode is.
I think this misconception comes from the fact that (1) people often compare emacs and vim, and (2) vim is usually used in the terminal. But emacs and vim are really categorically different things so I think the “emacs vs. vim” meme kinda doesn’t make sense.
I think this misconception comes from the fact that (1) people often compare emacs and vim, and (2) vim is usually used in the terminal. But emacs and vim are really categorically different things so I think the “emacs vs. vim” meme kinda doesn’t make sense.