FreeCAD is the first CAD program I used in any serious capacity, i.e. beyond just screwing around while not producing anything concrete or functional. Perhaps not starting out with any ingrained habits carried over from other software helped me, or at least left the path clear for me to develop the correct bad habits required to do things the FreeCAD way. Anyway, at the end of the day it's a tool. It's a means to an end, and if I can manage to wield it well enough to get the product I want that's all that really matters.

I was there back when FreeCAD still sucked in the 0.19 era or thereabouts. It's improved dramatically since the 1.0 release and continues to do so. I consider putting up with it worth it just to not have to deal with any vendor's proprietary lock in bullshit, which is a burden that my hobby space (okay, okay, one of my hobby spaces) ill needs just like mankind ill needs a savior such as Count Dracula.

Actually, given how the major commercial players will literally hold you work hostage if you stop paying them, the vampire analogy really is apt.