But we also agreed that it's not the most important factor whether it's code, a graphical user interface or a command line interface to make a tool usable for a lay person. What's more important is that the entry point is easy, and that the complexity and flexibility is abstracted away in layers that do not have to be fully understood from the beginning, so that the learning curve is not too steep.

Of course, my first post was not meant to be criticism of the project, just some pseudo philosophical thoughts that crossed my mind when reading that sentence. Sorry for being too off topic with that. :)