Bric <b...@flight.us> writes: > On 10/27/2013 03:29 AM, David Kastrup wrote: > >> I sometimes have difficulty distinguishing sarcasm from enthusiasm. At >> any rate, the manuals should by now contain a number of good leads. How >> far you get with them without additional help really depends on your >> general problem solving and computing skills. >> >> If your main interest are classic and ancient languages, you're not >> likely to run into anything you perceive as worryingly difficult. If >> you are a computer science major, you might encounter some stumbling >> blocks. > > The above is sarcasm or enthusiasm?
Experience. > Not a comp sci major, but I've dabbled in Sanskrit (fairly > enthusiastically, while that lasted). Will that impede my getting > intimate with the "grob properties" and lilypond scm call-backs? Not at all. I consider the ability to spend hours of self-motivated focus on an intellectual challenge to be more important than the exposure to some computer language. You'll find programmers citing the difference between C and Scheme as a major hurdle for learning how to work LilyPond. Yet it's ridiculous as compared to the linguistic, structural and cultural differences for reading and analyzing Sanskrit as compared to a modern Indogermanic language. > Wow. Truly, lilypond seems to be a work of art, code-wise, with > massive ability to intervene and modify anything at any level, from > what you guys have said here. Well, it is a living work of art, and arguably not always worked with the best brushes. >> At any rate, the user lists are rather helpful resources as well. >> > > This user list must be in the top 99 percentile in terms of quickness, > thoroughness, and effectiveness of response. It's definitely one of LilyPond's assets. -- David Kastrup _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
