Serious Tools
Another interesting comment on Tinderbox, this time from Vlad Spears.
Tinderbox is one of those rare programs that becomes what you make of it. You can use the capable surface features just as they present themselves: outlining, conceptual mapping, free-from database, weblogger, etc. Or you can dive in and make it your own, which is akin to soaking up a new programming language or learning how to think in new and improved ways. As I’ve logically developed and progressed in the program, I’ve found the working methods I’m uncovering and creating in Tinderbox have grown outwards into the rest of my life. This is the mark of a serious tool.
Sometimes, I wish people would mention this stuff in places like VersionTracker and MacUpdate and Slashdot. But those sites, despite gaudy traffic claims, tend to be dominated by ill-tempered kiddies whose opinions are strong and shallow.