Re: "Why is emacs so square?"

[Dmitry Gutov]

On 24.04.2020 12:10, Stefan Kangas wrote:
> > > > You have a point.  We need to figure out why VSC is so popular, and then
> > > > fill in the areas that Emacs is missing.  A mostly out-of-the-box setup
> > > > probably counts in that area.
> > Probably. As well as better onboarding. Some better defaults as well.
> What does onboarding mean in this context?

Maybe some improvements to the welcome screen. A better tutorial (which 
showcases advanced features, not just the "alien" part of Emacs) and/or 
some guides.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_onboarding