Software is About Tradeoffs
No piece of sufficiently complicated software is perfect. It isn’t perfect for you, me, and especially not for everyone collectively.
For instance, I do handwritten digital note-taking. From my software I want:
- Layers: Extra flexibility in layout and creation of templates.
- Infinite Length: I want to take a single note for a meeting, not being constrained to the length of a notebook.
- OCR: Being able to search my hand written notes would be incredibly helpful.
- UI Performance: I shouldn’t have to wait for the user interface, it shouldn’t get in my way.
| Layers | Infinite | OCR | UI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noteful | yes | no | no | yes |
| GoodNotes | no | no | yes | yes |
| Notability | no | no | yes | yes |
| Remarkable Tablet | yes | yes | no | no |
/me sighs
Rarely with software is there perfection. There are always tradeoffs. The task is picking the software with the greatest benefits, and minimal downsides.