When I started using Emacs, just about everybody stored their configuration in ~/.emacs. Then it seemed as if folks were using ~/.emacs.d/init.el instead. For a long time when I was writing about Emacs configurations I would write something along the lines of “your .emac or init.el”.
Now, apparently, some Johnie’s come lately are putting their configuration in ~/.config/emacs/init.el. These neo-configurators are insisting that theirs is the one true way. Some of us are demurring. What do you think?