To extend your analogy though, obscure algorithms could be like the techniques that allow master craftsmen to build beautiful, solid furniture using only careful joins and maybe light wood glue. On the other hand, what most people want is something quickly and cheaply assembled from standard parts from IKEA.
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To extend your analogy though, obscure algorithms could be like the techniques that allow master craftsmen to build beautiful, solid furniture using only careful joins and maybe light wood glue. On the other hand, what most people want is something quickly and cheaply assembled from standard parts from IKEA.
That's a good way of putting it.
Toolmaking is one of the nicest forms of programming that I know of anyway.