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Subject: Re: [geda-user] pcb alternatives
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On Mar 17, 2015, at 11:13 AM, DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote:

> 
>> Instead, there are predefined complex objects with arbitrary magical
>> properties, interacting in unpredictable ways.
> 
> PCB is not arbitrary, magical, or unpredictable.  It just doesn't work
> the way you want it to work.
> 

Magic is in the eye of the beholder. I realize that there are some who like pcb. I have no problem with that, but I find it unusable. Perhaps others find it unusable for different reasons. And you’ve complained about the fundamental problems yourself, noting that adding a feature to pcb involves defining and coding how it interacts with every other feature. That coding burden reflects a cognitive burden to users.

John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
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