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IMO that description is absolutely perfect, and that's not a knock on blender, if anything I think that's probably a superlative of the application. When blend

by dvtrn 8y ago

IMO that description is absolutely perfect, and that's not a knock on blender, if anything I think that's probably a superlative of the application. When blender was in it's earliest forms, I was into 3D modeling as a hobby (a tv show called Eye Drops had me hooked) and recall quite well people who used blender and used it well being looked up with awe as if they were Moses coming down from the mountain, lol. I stuck around with it long enough and now I make fun little gifs https://66.media.tumblr.com/6257d4052e4212e770fd5eb819c7688c/tumblr_p64o74vMms1si6yn3o1_250.gif https://66.media.tumblr.com/6257d4052e4212e770fd5eb819c7688c...

dmix 8y ago
> and recall quite well people who used blender and used it well being looked up with awe as if they were Moses coming down from the mountain, lol. It is a very powerful tool to be able to create anything you can imagine, visually with 3d. Especially back in the day it seemed like magic. And those 3d tools have quite a steep learning curve so it wasn't for nothing. Software is our modern day alchemy. You can conjure up anything you imagine with it. It should be revered!
- dvtrn 8y ago
  Software is our modern day alchemy. Are you my systems design instructor? My systems design instructor said the exact same thing in college
  - dmix 8y ago
    Nope I thought myself. It's more persuasive revelation when you discovered the power of it by yourself than having someone teach it to you. I remember the moment it all started "clicking" and you feel like any software problem is now within your reach (which I give a ton of credit to SICP for teaching me the power of abstraction).
    - dvtrn 8y ago
      Very true. The "aha!" moment is quite the powerful motivator, had one at work last week on a project that I was stuck on and it resulted in me staying after work for 2 extra hours once I figured out what everything was doing (inherited some very old code to troubleshoot). Happy holidays, friend!
- hutzlibu 8y ago
  > Software is our modern day alchemy. I rather think it is software combined with material science ... and 3D printer etc.

by dvtrn 8y ago

dmix 8y ago

> and recall quite well people who used blender and used it well being looked up with awe as if they were Moses coming down from the mountain, lol. It is a very powerful tool to be able to create anything you can imagine, visually with 3d. Especially back in the day it seemed like magic. And those 3d tools have quite a steep learning curve so it wasn't for nothing. Software is our modern day alchemy. You can conjure up anything you imagine with it. It should be revered!

dvtrn 8y ago
Software is our modern day alchemy. Are you my systems design instructor? My systems design instructor said the exact same thing in college
- dmix 8y ago
  Nope I thought myself. It's more persuasive revelation when you discovered the power of it by yourself than having someone teach it to you. I remember the moment it all started "clicking" and you feel like any software problem is now within your reach (which I give a ton of credit to SICP for teaching me the power of abstraction).
  - dvtrn 8y ago
    Very true. The "aha!" moment is quite the powerful motivator, had one at work last week on a project that I was stuck on and it resulted in me staying after work for 2 extra hours once I figured out what everything was doing (inherited some very old code to troubleshoot). Happy holidays, friend!
hutzlibu 8y ago
> Software is our modern day alchemy. I rather think it is software combined with material science ... and 3D printer etc.