You are definitely right that it is in the eye of the beholder. I am used to using color as a way to determine how an item gets processed. The software I used on my first DIY CNC milling machine I made with my father 20 years ago or so, used Corel vectors with different colors to process into Gcode. I guess I just like that style of software. But for CNC Cam, take a look at estlcam, most people can learn to use it in 1/2 hour to 1 1/2 hrs. It is some slick software. Would be nice if LW incorporated some of its features.
@Ariel_Yahni_UniKpty , @funinthefalls I have not tried Viscut yet and not sure that estlcam supports smoothie, or are you saying just use it to create Gcode.
I have been trying to find a good (free gcode editor also).
We should make a matrix of capabilities that these software have that shows a comparison of what functions are supported.
@funinthefalls im sold on fusion 360. Been using it for more that 4 years I believe. If I learn something new there no sale in my brain so I need to first erase some data 
Thats my problem too…every new idea deletes 2 old ones in my filing cabinet of the mind.
I think we each view software from the perspective of what we’ve used and know. With CAD, I find some programs have easy to use tools but poor selection tools, some have good selection but poor tools, some have both but are limited in file format, saving options, etc. My current favorite DraftSight appeared to have very limited saving, and then I found the “classic interface”, VOILA!!! “Save As”.
My take on that is sometimes you just have to stick with something to get past the perceived issues. That is probably why some say awesome program and other say garbage.