Emacs
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ELI5 — The Vibe Check
Emacs is the text editor that became an operating system. Want email in your editor? Done. Calendar? Sure. A game of Tetris? Absolutely. It runs on Emacs Lisp, meaning everything is programmable at every level. The keyboard shortcuts use Ctrl so aggressively that 'Emacs pinky' is a real repetitive strain injury. Worth it for some.
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