What the author of the review doesn't explain is the niche Gimp fills.
- Why use such a complex piece of software for fixing red-eye or cropping? - Why one needs to use PS for certain prepress jobs. - Why one should use Film-Gimp (Cinepaint) for its 16-bit deep editing abilities.
Gimp is not appropriate for every job, just like Perl or C++ have niches, and a review should explain what the appropriate tasks are.
Given infinite time and resources, [t]here isn't any program that can't be done well in C++
Fixed that for you.
Not true. The assertion that you will somehow need infinite resources and time to develop programs, just because you're using C++, is completely false, not to mention ignorant.
With a solid knowledge of C++ and STL, Boost and a handful of other what I'd call core libraries, you can accomplish most tasks very quickly. Similarly if you are experienced in Perl, you can accomplish tasks quickly with few lines of code. On the other hand, if you are a beginner in Perl or C++, you can easily waste days or weeks solving simple problems in messy, convoluted ways.
This knee-jerk response that C++ absorbs "infinite time and resources", for no reason other than the fact that it's C++, is not constructive at all, and just serves to exhibit your own tunnel vision when it comes to Perl (or whatever your tool of choice happens to be).
Given infinite time and resources, [t]here isn't any program that can't be done well in C++
The assertion that you will somehow need infinite resources and time to develop programs, just because you're using C++, is completely false...
Mu.
I know it's complex, but I think you'll be able to understand. Try thinking about it more slowly.
He was saying there is not any kind of program that cannot be done well in C++ (with infinite resources). Whoa, confusing. Collapsed a bit, any kind of program can be done well in C++ (with infinite resources). Paraphrased, even programs that aren't well-suited to
Why use Gimp ? (Score:4, Interesting)
What the author of the review doesn't explain is the niche Gimp fills.
- Why use such a complex piece of software for fixing red-eye or cropping?
- Why one needs to use PS for certain prepress jobs.
- Why one should use Film-Gimp (Cinepaint) for its 16-bit deep editing abilities.
Gimp is not appropriate for every job, just like Perl or C++ have niches, and a review should explain what the appropriate tasks are.
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Perl is a niche, C++ is not.
There isn't any program that can't be done well in C++
addendum (Score:4, Funny)
Fixed that for you.
Re:addendum (Score:3, Insightful)
Fixed that for you.
Not true. The assertion that you will somehow need infinite resources and time to develop programs, just because you're using C++, is completely false, not to mention ignorant.
With a solid knowledge of C++ and STL, Boost and a handful of other what I'd call core libraries, you can accomplish most tasks very quickly. Similarly if you are experienced in Perl, you can accomplish tasks quickly with few lines of code. On the other hand, if you are a beginner in Perl or C++, you can easily waste days or weeks solving simple problems in messy, convoluted ways.
This knee-jerk response that C++ absorbs "infinite time and resources", for no reason other than the fact that it's C++, is not constructive at all, and just serves to exhibit your own tunnel vision when it comes to Perl (or whatever your tool of choice happens to be).
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Mu.
I know it's complex, but I think you'll be able to understand. Try thinking about it more slowly.
He was saying there is not any kind of program that cannot be done well in C++ (with infinite resources). Whoa, confusing. Collapsed a bit, any kind of program can be done well in C++ (with infinite resources). Paraphrased, even programs that aren't well-suited to