title: Is it worth investing time in learning to use Emacs?
body: <p>Right up front: I do <em>not</em> want to start a religious war.</p>
  
  <p>I've used <em>vi</em> for as long as I can remember, and the few times I've tried to pick up <em>Emacs</em> I've been so lost that I've quickly given up. Lots of people find Emacs very powerful, however. Its programmability is somewhat legendary. I'm primarily doing Solaris+Java development, and I'd like to ask a simple question: will my productivity increase if I invest time in getting my head around Emacs? Is the functionality that it offers over <em>Vim</em> going to be paid back in productivity increases in a reasonable timeframe?</p>
  
  <p><em>Repeat: I don't want a "my editor is better than yours" answer. I just want a yes or no answer as to whether it's worth investing the time or not. Will my productivity really increase?</em></p>