How can we evangelize PostScript?

Newsgroups	comp.lang.postscript
Date	2015-02-11 22:04 -0800
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Subject	How can we evangelize PostScript?
From	luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com>

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It's happened to me many, many times that I find myself
trying to explain to someone (usually, a non-programmer)
'what's so great about postscript?' And, not to be uncouth,
but I always leave the bar alone.

Not to mention explaining it from square one every few
months when my mother insists upon more details about
my life. 

The best I've come up with is: It's like playing with
Lego(tm) blocks with magic words written on them.
You can build a toy out of basic parts and then 
breathe life into it and watch it fly around the room.

So question 1 is: What's the "elevator pitch" for PostScript?
How can you explain it such that your new programmer friend
actually googles that shit when he gets home?


Now, on a broader scale, what can be done to raise PostScript's
reputation in the world of people? I was disheartened at the
lack of response to the recent thread about what new features
should be in the next version of PostScript? Personally, I'm
just not ready for any more yet. I don't feel like I have a
solid handle on level 2 and 3. Level 1, I've just about 
mastered, but level 2 adds some wild powers, and 3 just fills
out like [insert analogy about something "filling out"].
But with more people, my personal prejudices become less 
significant. :) Others fill-in the gaps.

Where do they come from? Can we increase the throttle?

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How can we evangelize PostScript? luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2015-02-11 22:04 -0800
  Re: How can we evangelize PostScript? tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2015-02-12 03:09 -0500
    Re: How can we evangelize PostScript? zupftom@googlemail.com - 2015-02-26 03:58 -0800
      Re: How can we evangelize PostScript? jdaw1 <jdawiseman@gmail.com> - 2015-02-26 14:43 -0800
        Re: How can we evangelize PostScript? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <lawrencedo99@gmail.com> - 2016-06-01 16:43 -0700
  Re: How can we evangelize PostScript? jdaw1 <jdawiseman@gmail.com> - 2015-02-12 01:36 -0800
  Re: How can we evangelize PostScript? James <jjpuzzles@wowway.com> - 2015-02-12 04:29 -0800
  Re: How can we evangelize PostScript? Bogus@Embarq.com (Steve) - 2015-02-12 13:50 +0000
  Re: How can we evangelize PostScript? Mark Carroll <mtbc@bcs.org> - 2015-02-15 15:27 +0000
    Re: How can we evangelize PostScript? tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2015-02-15 19:20 -0500
    Re: How can we evangelize PostScript? jdaw1 <jdawiseman@gmail.com> - 2015-02-16 01:54 -0800
  Re: How can we evangelize PostScript? luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2015-02-28 00:52 -0800
  Re: How can we evangelize PostScript? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <lawrencedo99@gmail.com> - 2016-06-01 17:02 -0700
    Re: How can we evangelize PostScript? luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-09 22:59 -0700
      Re: How can we evangelize PostScript? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <lawrencedo99@gmail.com> - 2016-06-09 23:38 -0700
        Re: How can we evangelize PostScript? Peter Billam <peter@www.pjb.com.au> - 2016-06-12 04:52 +0000
          Re: How can we evangelize PostScript? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <lawrencedo99@gmail.com> - 2016-06-12 00:49 -0700
            Re: How can we evangelize PostScript? luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-12 01:38 -0700
              Re: How can we evangelize PostScript? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <lawrencedo99@gmail.com> - 2016-06-12 02:31 -0700

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