Re: The pleasantry of Lilyponding

[Francois Planiol]

Where is the like-button?
Francois

2014-04-01 9:41 GMT-05:00, Simon Albrecht <address@hidden>:
> Hello Lilypond aficionados,
>
> some days ago I sat in a regional train, two young guys opposite me
> talking about computer games they were playing. At which I found an
> answer to the question why I find it worthwile investing many and often
> tedious hours in music typesetting with LilyPond: It's actually a game!
> You've got some task set, there are obstacles to remove, sometimes you
> encounter dead ends or leap to another level, there are funny spots in
> docs or issue tracker, you may suffer disappointments or achieve
> success, and in the end there stands the score as a reward. It's like a
> mixture of a logical puzzle and a strategy game, with the pleasant side
> effect that it is not just for fun, but you get a result which can be
> ported to real life and has an actual use for other people! Besides some
> bit of artwork continues to live in there, only it's not achieved
> through handicraft as in earlier centuries, but through logics,
> computing and (more or less industrial) printing. While working on your
> files, you may enjoy some of the music you're typesetting, plus the
> beauty of Lilypond's music engraving.
> So after all it is not as nerdy as may seem...
>
> All the best,
> Simon
>
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