I certainly did not intend to ignite any flamewar. IMO both Emacs and (Neo)Vi(m) are fine editors. I wish more people would accept other people's right to have a personal preference.
My choice of Emacs was based on what I see as a fragmenting of (Neo)Vi(m) ecosystem. When writing extensions, I was uncomfortable with a "which of the three languages do I use" decision. The only common language is old Vimscript, and both forks are moving on from it and neither seems willing to support the other fork's preferred language.
That's their right, to be sure. It's just a deal breaker for me.
My choice of Emacs was based on what I see as a fragmenting of (Neo)Vi(m) ecosystem. When writing extensions, I was uncomfortable with a "which of the three languages do I use" decision. The only common language is old Vimscript, and both forks are moving on from it and neither seems willing to support the other fork's preferred language.
That's their right, to be sure. It's just a deal breaker for me.