> Sadly, in Emacs, "extensions" are, to put it mildly, a rough ride.
That's because you (and each extension) has access to 'the' editor itself, whereas with for example Code, the plugin API is limited. Yes, you cannot change everything, but you also cannot break everything.
If we are to believe that the states of the two editing environments are the products of this distinction (yes, wild oversimplification, but bear with me), I would say that we kind of know which way produces the greatest good for the most users?
That's because you (and each extension) has access to 'the' editor itself, whereas with for example Code, the plugin API is limited. Yes, you cannot change everything, but you also cannot break everything.