# Emacs needs Interfaces: ELisp & the Emacs Ecosystem
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I’ve been an Emacs user for the better part of four years. A simple requirement is making me rethink that, after seeing how original design decisions hold up, 30+ years later.
I’ve been an Emacs user for the better part of four years. A simple requirement is making me rethink that, after seeing how original design decisions hold up, 30+ years later.
As I dive into my senior year at RIT, I have a lot less time to explore software configurations: new plugins, workflows, and the software that accompanies them, all take too much time to learn and…
I started exploring Emacs around 10 months ago, mostly using Aaron Bieber’s posts on the subject to get started. I went into the transition with high hopes: the incredible support and extensibility…