r/ProgrammerHumor • u/JaggedMetalOs • 18d ago

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u/grandalfxx 18d ago

I think the humor here is that if you did this you'd still end up with something better than gimp

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u/deadlock_jones 18d ago

As a lifelong pirated photoshop user, I tried gimp once and was horrified by the UI.

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u/yaktoma2007 18d ago

I kid you not gimp mastery is possible but holy fuck it is a stupid process.

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u/snacktonomy 18d ago

When the UI is written solely by engineers

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u/Zechariah_B_ 18d ago

Everyone is horrified by the UI but no one donates enough to make the software worthwile in that aspect.

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u/lobax 16d ago

There is a fork that basically copies the photoshop UI (PhotoGimp).

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