Fundamentally underestimates the chaotic, exploratory essence of innovation. I challenge you to write the argument for form over function for good measure. Form follows function inside the box.
indigoabstract · 1h ago
For some reason while reading this, I thought of Erlang, a language I know nothing about, except that it's not a visual language and it's build out (many) processes, kind of like a tiny internet with server and client nodes that can be taken down anytime for repairs or updates.
Maybe there's an unobvious way to make visual programming actually useful?
Probably quite a few people have wondered that throughout the ages. I know I have.
In the meantime, this AI thing happened, emphasizing even more the use of text/voice as a mode of creative expression.
Towaway69 · 13m ago
Have a look at Erlang-Red[1] which uses Erlang for the basis of making a visual programming environment.
Erlang-Red is inspired by Node-RED which itself is inspired by flow based programming.
Maybe there's an unobvious way to make visual programming actually useful?
Probably quite a few people have wondered that throughout the ages. I know I have.
In the meantime, this AI thing happened, emphasizing even more the use of text/voice as a mode of creative expression.
Erlang-Red is inspired by Node-RED which itself is inspired by flow based programming.
[1] https://github.com/gorenje/erlang-red
Disclaimer: I’m the author of Erlang-Red.
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