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Emacs Turns 50

The Emacs text editor, first developed in the mid-1970s by Richard Stallman and Guy Steele at MIT, is marking its 50th anniversary. MIT Technology Review has published a retrospective on the editor's five decades, tracing its evolution from a set of editing macros into one of the most influential and long-lived pieces of software, with a devoted community still actively using and extending it today.

Why now: The milestone anniversary is prompting reflection on Emacs's enduring influence on software development and editor design.

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