[vtkusers] WHO CAN TELL ME?

[Gerald E Dalley]

Good:
	Open source (makes debugging MUCH easier, at least for me)
	Good cross-platform support
	Lots of features and capabilities
	Supports scripting from TCL, Java, and Python
		(though I prefer just using C++)
	Extensible
	Good online documentation
	Active support group (this mailing list)

Bad:
	Sometimes cumbersome data structures 
		(this may be getting much better in 4.0???)
	Can be large and complex
		
IMHO, unless you are already familiar with similar toolkits, have a fair
amount of time and patience, or don't have an employer to pay for them,
getting the book(s) is HIGHLY recommended.  VTK uses a powerful
architecture, but at least for me it took reading a few chapters to
understand what was going on.

--Gerald Dalley
  dalleyg at ee.eng.ohio-state.edu


On Mon, 31 Dec 2001, xyz wrote:
> Hello,
>      i am a new user of vtk , could you tell me the qulity  of vtk, and do i need to buy the vtk guideline books?
>      hope to receive your letter soon.
> 
>      xyz
>      2001.12.31
>