I remember learning Photoshop, 3DS Max, and Solid Works in high school. All of them were so overwhelming because they were built for the pros and had hundreds of features front and centre.

I’m reminded of video games that slowly unlock all your abilities over the first few hours. Maybe, somehow, complicated applications can start off simple and as you go and get the various tools, perhaps from a command palate where each tool is very rich in alias names, they find homes in your UI.