Emacs User Survey (2022)
One problem with this survey is that while it is primarily aimed at existing users, it asks questions about learning curve, defaults, first time experience, what editor did you use previously, etc.<p>If your aim is to make Emacs more accessible for new users, this is not how you&#x27;re going to get good answers - there will be a lot of bias, as the existing user base probably had very different reasons for why they <i>stayed</i> with Emacs. You might attract a bit more of the same type of user, but the answers won&#x27;t justify the kind of ambitious decisions that Emacs <i>needs</i> to implement to attract people who otherwise wouldn&#x27;t consider it.<p>They should go talk to VSCode users instead, and ask them: did you try Emacs? What made you stay with VSCode instead? Etc. But the truth (as much as I love (hate) Emacs, after almost 20 years with it) might be too much to bear: Emacs&#x27; defaults, discoverability, overall polish - just sucks. Even if it is objectively more powerful, the barrier to entry is too high for people who need to focus on getting their work done <i>today</i>.