Ep52: The Blender Disease - Our 'feature checklist' culture

In this podcast we discuss: -The pervading culture of wanting new features over improving old ones (starts at 21:03) -Why this is against our best interests -How this can negatively effect development -How it could turn potential new users away -How this further harms our reputation Also, discussed: -The horrible trend of movie trailers showing the entire movie -Why I could understand a business owner who commits suicide -Moving back to Australia - and how the grass is always greener Questions from twitter using #bgpod (starts at 1:08:22): -Is it possible to bake reflections? -Where to get Blender advice when struggling? -Better to change the language in Blender? -Does Australia have a national anthem? -Is there a Crazybump alternative or Mac users? -What music do you listen to when working? -Any experience sculpting or 3D printing? -Will you do another AMA? -What do you think of Windows 8? -Do you ever compete in competitions online? -Do you sketch before starting a project? -What does Blender do better than other software? -What's your daily routine? Got a question for next week's podcast? Ask me via #bgpod on Twitter Thoughts on this week's topic? Post at blenderguru.com