@simongray For what it's worth when I finally bit the bullet of #Emacs with #Clojure I regretted not doing it sooner.
I now happily use Emacs for most of my day to day.
Obviously your millage might vary. Emacs certainly isn't for everyone and I don't think trying to learn both Emacs and programming at the same time is a good idea. :)
@tomheyes It's been on my list for more than 5 years, but something else is always of higher priority ;-)