Emacs. Programmability.
TextMate seems to be rather popular in those camps (note: not meant as derogatory remark against TM users. Use it myself, and my last dalliance with ninja-ism involved tightey-whiteys, an mask improvised out of a towel and rubber shuriken)
Personally, I don't even notice all of those stupid adjectives any more. They are totally content-free.