Not much changes in the Gimp universe. ( see complaints about Gimp 2.8 https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2081685 )
I come from Gimp 2.2 days and have seen many changes over the years, always managed to adapt. I do not do any coding mainly because what I use already exists. Python3 might change that, I might have to dabble but that is what it will be "a dabble".
Why the big changes ? At the moment most stem from the introduction of GEGL. Good in one way but backward compatibility with the old discrete plugin structure is not 100%. Find another way of achieving your goal.
Do not discount the user base, always a push for non-destructive editing. Then the other end of the spectrum, new users who do not give a damn if the old 2.8 "logos" entries have gone, as long as there is a one-click fix "like the app on my android phone".
...and if really desperate, install a Gimp 2.8 Relatively easy for Windows users, not impossible for linux users.
I come from Gimp 2.2 days and have seen many changes over the years, always managed to adapt. I do not do any coding mainly because what I use already exists. Python3 might change that, I might have to dabble but that is what it will be "a dabble".
Why the big changes ? At the moment most stem from the introduction of GEGL. Good in one way but backward compatibility with the old discrete plugin structure is not 100%. Find another way of achieving your goal.
Do not discount the user base, always a push for non-destructive editing. Then the other end of the spectrum, new users who do not give a damn if the old 2.8 "logos" entries have gone, as long as there is a one-click fix "like the app on my android phone".
...and if really desperate, install a Gimp 2.8 Relatively easy for Windows users, not impossible for linux users.