> It's a good comparison insofar as the tools were/are primitive and only usable by experts. A lot of domain knowledge was required. Is your argument "it's har

> It's a good comparison insofar as the tools were/are primitive and only usable by experts. A lot of domain knowledge was required. Is your argument "it's hard to use, and therefore it's useful"? If not, then I really don't understand what your point is.