My First Proper Post

I can already tell you - this will go bad.

I’ve used Neovim (AstroNvim) for a while, and recently I decided to give Doom Emacs a try.
At first, I thought Emacs would be a “greybeard editor,” something arcane and dated.
I didn’t expect much - until I actually tried it.

First Impressions

To my surprise, Emacs (especially Doom Emacs) feels surprisingly accessible.
The overall defaults make sense, and the experience feels coherent in a way I didn’t anticipate.

I also didn’t expect how good Magit is.
I’m relatively new to both Git and Vim, and I always assumed Neovim was the choice as an editor and obviously lazygit, since everyone online seems to swear by it.

However, after spending time with Doom, I realized something:
it just feels more reasonable to me. The same goes for Magit, it just feels more natural compared to what lazyvim felt like.

Why Emacs Clicked for Me

While I can’t explicitly explain why, Doom Emacs feels more natural.
Its defaults, keybindings, and built-in structure make more sense in daily use.

And then there’s Org mode - an entire world of its own.

After learning about Org mode, I immediately switched from Obsidian (and later Notesnook) to it.
Being able to take notes, manage tasks, and write - all inside the same program - feels so good.

Looking Ahead

There are still tons of things I don’t know about either Neovim or Emacs, and I’m sure people will probably tell me.
In the end, that doesn’t bother me - this is something I use every day, so I need to figure out what works best for me.

Posted on October 23, 2025.