Digital printing is now so good that I think it surpasses what can be achieved in a darkroom. For that reason I intend to use the physical integrity of film, but scan and print through digital. Others may not agree, but I am a taker and have little interest in darkroom printing.
I print both inkjet and wet prints in colour and black and white, I like both methods of printing and kind of disagree with cliveh a bit , IMO he is not wrong that for the casual printer it is easier to make a better print using digital methods, basically I could train my puppy Milly to hit auto contrast - auto colour and then have her move the levels slider to achieve a good if not surprisingly great inkjet print.
What I cannot do is train Milly the concept of colour theory , range of tonalities and contrast required to operate an enlarger or better yet multilayered colour image over palladium.
The difference in visual presentation can be equal and this is where I agree with cliveh , the difference between a well executed tri gum vs an inkjet is basically the physical texture of the prints, but in my opinion the most important factors are the uniqueness of making a print with brushes , light , water , paper , crushed stone, tree sap and actually seeing a print that can equal the values that an inkjet can achieve, and also the knowledge that if one uses Palladium and Blue Wool Scale pigments of high scale the print by hand has the potential to last for many centuries, I have yet to meet an authority other than the marketing departments of Epson tell me what to expect with their inks.
thats it- hand craftsmanship and longevity is the answer for me and if these two values do not matter to the artist then I totally agree with cliveh to keep in the inkjet lane.