[JHonaker]

The worst part about Emacs is the bindings. :D

The reason I'll never leave Emacs is that if I want to change something, I can. It doesn't really matter what it is. This might be technically true in something like VS Code (although Atom was much easier in this regard), but it takes a lot more effort and scaffolding to do something like write a single function and bind it to a keymap in VS Code.

[jonpalmisc]

One of the best parts is the bindings! They are present in most shells/terminals, GNU readline-based programs, and even native macOS text field. If you're in a terminal or using a terminal-based program, there's a good chance pressing any of the core Emacs keybindings does what you expect it to.

[patrick451]

It's probably largely just habit at this point, but the keybindings are a big part of what keep me with emacs. I honestly have no idea how people navigate text/code with default windows keybindings. That they work by default in many other contexts is a really nice bonus. Most emacs binding emulation modes I've seen for other editors don't support even basic things like "C-<space> C-n C-w", which is basically a non-starter for me.