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yeti <yeti@tilde.institute> writes:

> Julieta Shem <jshem@yaxenu.org> writes:
>
>> I don't even care if my text editor is the GNU EMACS or not, as long
>> as it behaves just like it.
>
> Phase 1 - denial:
>
> + "There is no Emacs locked in syndrome!"
>
> + "I can use every editor as long as it behaves like Emacs."
>
> + ...
>
>
> Welcome to the anonymous Emacsers!  Take a seat, grab a cookie...

:-) 

I like it because of the Lisp language.  The Lisp language seems to help
it to be what it is, self-documented et cetera.  It is important even
for the pleasure we derive from it while using it.  Technical people
seem to like software that gives them a sense of control, which requires
a precise understanding of the software.  So a self-documented
interactively-modify-it software helps us to understand precisely how it
works, which then turns into a enjoyable-to-use system.

  ``The details of the interaction matter, ease of use matters, but I
    want more than correct details, more than a system that is easy to
    learn or to use: I want a system that is enjoyable to use.  This is
    an important, dominating design philosophy, easier to say than to
    do.  It implies developing systems that provide a strong sense of
    understanding and control.  This means tools that reveal their
    underlying conceptual model and allow for interaction, tools that
    emphasize comfort, ease, and pleasure of use [...].  A major factor
    in this debate is the feeling of control that the user has over the
    operations that are being performed.  A `powerful,' `intelligent'
    system can lead to the well documented problems of `overautomation,'
    causing the user to be a passive observer of operations, no longer
    in control of either what operations take place, or of how they are
    done.  On the other hand, systems that are not sufficiently powerful
    or intelligent can leave too large a gap in the mappings from
    intention to action execution and from system state to psychological
    interpretation.  The result is that operation and interpretation are
    complex and difficult, and the user again feels out of control,
    distanced from the system.'' -- ``User Centered System Design'',
    capítulo 3, ``cognitive engineering'', ``on the quality of
    human-computer interaction'', pages 48--49, Donald A. Norman, CRC
    Press, 1986, ISBN 0-89859-872-9.