[jbssm]

I wonder if there is any project starting to re-write Emacs according to modern practices like we now have NeoVIM for VIM.

I really like editing in VIM but I moved to Emacs using Spacemacs to try and get the best of both worlds (org mode for scientific research seems a really cool approach).

Still I see Emacs as being quite more bug prone than VIM and VIM than NeoVIm.

Perhaps this is what's needed for someone to start a complete refactor of Emacs and bring it (I mean the code not the editor) to the modern age.

[dmm]

I don't really see that as being the case. Emacs development is very active, even at the low levels. The Guile scheme implementation now has an elisp implementation and there's a good chance that emacs will be moved to it eventually.

If you encounter bugs you should submit bug reports.

[wtbob]

> The Guile scheme implementation now has an elisp implementation and there's a good chance that emacs will be moved to it eventually.

FWIW, I think that's entirely the wrong direction to go. Emacs should be ported to Common Lisp, with an elisp compatibility layer.

Scheme's a neat didactic tool, but anyone who wants to produce production-level software in Lisp should write it in Common Lisp. Heck, even Schemers recognise that, which is why the RnRS controversy exists.