Emerald Platform provides programmers with multiple integrated tools:
Pre-built UI components to streamline creation of beautiful applications
A wallet to create and broadcast transactions; end users can also use this
A block explorer to see the results of what they create and deploy
The ability to quickly run their own network and test code (called a testnet)
For regular users this means that over the next few years you'll get more and more slick, secure, easy-to-use applications that just work. You might even be using ETC and benefiting from its principles without knowing it.
Check out these links to learn more about Emerald Platform:
https://docs.etcdevteam.com/emerald-platform/emerald