Both options are great. I miss some of the features of Spacemacs, but the speed of doom is the best, and since Emacs is so extensible, I'll just tweak it how I want. Doom is better when it comes to speed and beginner-friendliness. MY BIBLE STUDY BLOG WITH ORG-MODE https://abrahampeters.com/ PLAIN TEXT BIBLES (KJV WEB) .md .org https://github.com/bc-abe/plain-text-bibles LEARN DOOM EMACS    • DoomCasts: Emacs Doom Screencasts   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34zODp_lhqg