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Blender is very much the Emacs equivalent for 3D editing software. It had a kernel of functionality written in C but the majority of the functionality is actua

by tetron 10y ago

Blender is very much the Emacs equivalent for 3D editing software. It had a kernel of functionality written in C but the majority of the functionality is actually written in Python, which means there is really robust support for extensions and plugins. Also like Emacs, the UI changes based on what mode you are currently in, which is super confusing at first because it is often not clear which mode you need to be in to accomplish some operation. Also like Emacs, they have managed to cram an amazing amount of functionality into the program so it seems to do everything, and is rock solid (it would never crash, when 3DS Max would crash 3-4 times a day). It's not for everyone, but it is very powerful.

valine 10y ago
Blender on Linux is rock solid. Blender on windows isn't bad, but it does crash on me occasionally. It's funny, four years ago this wasn't at all the case. I can't tell you how much work I've lost from older versions crashing.
IshKebab 10y ago
> It had a kernel of functionality written in C but the majority of the functionality is actually written in Python I don't think that is true. It provides a Python API, sure. But most of it is still C or C++. Github says only 4% is Python.