Woebot
Well-known member
I've used a few bits of really good software in my time.
A rotoscoping app called Commotion which circa Rev2.2 was just gourgeous. Had really been "thought into" when it was built.
Maya which I use alot now is also a beautiful bit of software. The reason being that it doesn't needlessly complicate itself. You don't have a Mirror tool like some (naff) 3D apps, you just duplicate around an axis. The interface is extremely close to the coding, but without being disgustingly complicating the use of the app. This makes for a very uninteruptive kinda unmediated user experience.
Shake is another beautiful bit of software for similar reasons but I'm new to it. You can tell a great bit of software by the level of love its community groups give to it.
Toon Boom Studio. Another nice bit of software. Custom built,
I reckon there must be some lovely database softwares.
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Bad software.
Almost everything Microsoft has ever made. Always build on legacy code. Horrible interface design. Buggy. Counter-intuitive menus again always bolted on from edition to edition. Word is a particulary horriible bit of software.
Bloatware, that is stuff that is overcoded...lots of guilty 3d apps. I've always thought Studio Max was a repulsive bit of engineering. Lightwave too, which I used for years (the equivalent of a rotting mansion with built-on extensions).
Lots of PC software. That generic cg/sci-fi look and always way too many whistles and knobs.
A rotoscoping app called Commotion which circa Rev2.2 was just gourgeous. Had really been "thought into" when it was built.
Maya which I use alot now is also a beautiful bit of software. The reason being that it doesn't needlessly complicate itself. You don't have a Mirror tool like some (naff) 3D apps, you just duplicate around an axis. The interface is extremely close to the coding, but without being disgustingly complicating the use of the app. This makes for a very uninteruptive kinda unmediated user experience.
Shake is another beautiful bit of software for similar reasons but I'm new to it. You can tell a great bit of software by the level of love its community groups give to it.
Toon Boom Studio. Another nice bit of software. Custom built,
I reckon there must be some lovely database softwares.
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Bad software.
Almost everything Microsoft has ever made. Always build on legacy code. Horrible interface design. Buggy. Counter-intuitive menus again always bolted on from edition to edition. Word is a particulary horriible bit of software.
Bloatware, that is stuff that is overcoded...lots of guilty 3d apps. I've always thought Studio Max was a repulsive bit of engineering. Lightwave too, which I used for years (the equivalent of a rotting mansion with built-on extensions).
Lots of PC software. That generic cg/sci-fi look and always way too many whistles and knobs.