> I think that something like this will probably be the future of programming Not a chance: Carbide still relies on textual programming languages. What's the

> I think that something like this will probably be the future of programming Not a chance: Carbide still relies on textual programming languages. What's the most popular programming environment in the world? Spreadsheets, which are visual. If you want billions of new people to be doing "programming", then the Unix-based, textual programming paradigms we use today aren't going to cut it. Most people cannot "blindly manipulate symbols" in their head (as Bret Victor memorably put it), and Carbide doesn't change that fundamental fact. It's nice to see people doing something new (I'm all for innovation), but let's not kid ourselves that this is a game changer that will bring new programmers into the fold.