> the ease of use and learnability of a human-made object
So usability has two separate definitions.
> Capable: absolutely. Easy to use: definitely not.
Actually, using Emacs is quite easy to use once you've learned it. Most operations can be done with much greater economy of motion than its main competitors. (vim excluded) It's the learnability aspect where it fares poorly, at least in the context of users who have been raised in a WIMP paradigm.
So usability has two separate definitions.
> Capable: absolutely. Easy to use: definitely not.
Actually, using Emacs is quite easy to use once you've learned it. Most operations can be done with much greater economy of motion than its main competitors. (vim excluded) It's the learnability aspect where it fares poorly, at least in the context of users who have been raised in a WIMP paradigm.