I agree with the others who say that your philosophy toward text editors probably isn’t right for Emacs, but here’s my experience:
I love this repo (https://github.com/emacs-tw/awesome-emacs). It has many of the most popular Emacs packages presented in an organized way. Just start with the packages that catch your eye until you get Emacs working the way you want. They’re loosely presented in an order that aids discovery.
I agree with the others who say that your philosophy toward text editors probably isn’t right for Emacs, but here’s my experience:
I love this repo (https://github.com/emacs-tw/awesome-emacs). It has many of the most popular Emacs packages presented in an organized way. Just start with the packages that catch your eye until you get Emacs working the way you want. They’re loosely presented in an order that aids discovery.