Once you care only about editing and not cataloging then RawTherapee ends up being better editor for mr.
AFAIK, the reasons Ansel exists are:
1. To yank out darktable internals for code purity reasons.
2. Its (talented) developer worked better by himself than in group.
He was vehemently opposed to any idea containing the words "intuitive" or "UX".
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Once you care only about editing and not cataloging then RawTherapee ends up being better editor for mr.