Some AutoCAD wiz may point out that this is configurable somewhere but my problem is that I do not want to learn all the quirks of a 20 year old application. I just want it to work intuitively. “But you just have to learn it, then it's easy.” Well, looking back I do realize that AutoCAD makes some smart moves which can really improve the workflow when you learn them. But generally it is exactly as stubbornly clinging to its own made-up conventions as ... another piece of software we all know (maybe too) well.

With TYPO3 I started to develop a CMS in a world almost free of existing CMS-conventions and much of the existing GUI-conventions were not an option for a web browser back then. Maybe the experience for a new user of TYPO3 resembles that of a user new to AutoCAD? I believe we need to support the HCI team and be open to improvements that feel intuitive to newcomers. I believe TYPO3 should work intuitively out of the box as much as possible. And I believe version 5.0 represents a fresh start that can make the code base intuitive to new developers who have not been breast fed all our self made ways to do things. Yet I also believe most of all that we must guard the core principles and features that make TYPO3 unique. When I heard the current developers discuss the strategy for both version 4 and 5, I was happy to see that they understand this and try their best to find the right balance. I urge all of you to be open to change and wholeheartedly support the developers in what they do. Do not be afraid to learn something new – I do that everyday now and it feels great!