Re: gEDA-user: Random thoughts on the future interface of PCB

[John Doty <jpd@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Dec 3, 2010, at 11:54 AM, Bob Paddock wrote:

>>> Pleasant Experience means you get the board done sooner, which is a Good Thing.
>> 
>> Generally, no. People love to kill time when the experience is pleasant. That's why low-productivity "fritterware" sells so well. But real productivity requires thought and study, something many people try hard to avoid.
> 
> Sorry, I can't buy the "its got to be a pain to use it" argument in
> any manner at all.

Good software isn't too much of a pain to use if you take the attitude that you're going to learn its strengths and figure out how to exploit them. But too many want to be spoon fed sugar, and find it painful when they aren't so coddled. It's the difference between being an active user of software and a passive consumer. Study and thought are difficult, but the best software rewards them.

John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
http://www.noqsi.com/
jpd@xxxxxxxxx




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