[Scons-dev] SCons learning curve (Was: New symlink copy support)

[anatoly techtonik]

On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 8:02 PM, William Deegan
<bill at baddogconsulting.com> wrote:
> Anatoly,
>
> A manpage is supposed to be the definitive list of all the API’s.

Now explain that to every Windows user. )

> If you think you can do anything substantive with a system based on a
> cursory read of some short documentation, I believe you are mistaken.

Oh that ancient and dark Unix world. People learn games by playing or
by cursory reading of some short documentation. I believe you are not
right. I don't try to persuade me that build system and a game are not
related pieces of software. https://xkcd.com/303/

There are two things that I value in SCons:
1. simplicity, which is usability + intuitiveness
2. portability

Expressive man pages doesn't add to any of those.
-- 
anatoly t.