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I'm a web dev who has switched to Emacs a few years ago. In the first year I went from throwing profanities at it to writing some basic elisp code to refresh the active browser tab after saving the file, before watch tasks for nodejs were even a thing.

I can't say that you should switch, or that it's superior to anything, but I think you could at least give it a try. And by this I mean: use it as your only text editor for as long as you can invest (a week, maybe a month). Start with the built-in tutorial, install: ido, web-mode, js2-mode, maybe add yas-mode. Install a nice color theme. Learn the key bindings in web-mode to efficiently navigate HTML documents. Try to perform some tasks using macros. While editing try to forget you even have a mouse. Discover the little things, like "undo" being able to be narrowed to the selected lines instead of global linear history, or the kill-ring (you can paste form previous "cut" operations, not just the recent one).

There's some un-learning and re-learning of everyday tings like the shortcuts for copy/paste or the concept of selection vs. region, but for me it was a good investment. I can't say it'll be good for you, but I encourage you to try - if you won't switch you'll at least get a better understanding of what you like about your current editors.




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