Emacs is terrible

It's simply impossible to become as quick in Emacs as one might be in vim. I've been trying, I've really been trying hard to like Emacs, because I want a decent IDE for Lisp. But it's just terrible. The editor is always getting in my way.

I have a new purpose in life. To clone vim in Common Lisp. This isn't reinventing the wheel, because whatever vi-mode they have in Emacs is still corrupted. A new viitor must surface, pure and handsome, with all the Lisp-friendliness of Emacs and all the awesomeness of vi.

I just wanted to get this off my chest, /prog/.

Mastery of vi can be compared to the mastery of kung-fu. The young apprentice must harden his body and enhance his strength; only the toughest may survive. He must be accostumed to difficult situations, and the best way to practice is by complicating his everyday habits. He shall not use the pathway when he walks to the mountain - he must go through the jungle. Likewise, the vi user begins his journey by getting used to the idea that he will never touch arrow keys again: he must instead replace them with hjkl.