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> Richard Stallman – the creator of GNU Emacs, the founder of GNU

Did anybody think he was secretly using vi in the closet?

I still think he is. He's too productive not to be.

It's probably a lot easier to learn emacs when you implement it.

RMS hasn't built anything in ages! (As far as I know.)

By "build" if you meant RMS stopped coding ages ago then you are wrong. He still contributes quite a lot to Emacs (https://github.com/mirrors/emacs/commits/master)

I am pretty sure I can dig up other projects he is still coding in. but RMS hasn't stopped coding.

I meant new projects. I just wouldn't describe him as "too productive" now, not compared to the early days. Unlike that other lovable teddy bear, Linus. RMS has even written about his shift out of development IIRC, about how political work is more important to him now.

Linus frequently talks about how all he does these days is merge stuff with very little coding of his own.

Yes, but he has to read a LOT more code (arguably the important part of programming) than you or I on a daily basis.

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