/prog/ is going to write a text editor

First, we must agree on what language to write it in.

I nominate C, for efficiency purposes, and that I am most comfortable in it. I also nominate Scheme, because I am proficient in it.

First, we must agree on what language to write it in.
No, first you must agree on what the fuck are its features, and, more importantly, why exactly it is not going to be just another failure of an editor.