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But then aren't you just replacing syntax errors with "why can't I attach this visual thingy to that visual thingy"? Either way, they the essence of what they
by extension 16y ago
But then aren't you just replacing syntax errors with "why can't I attach this visual thingy to that visual thingy"?
Either way, they the essence of what they need to learn is the same: translate their ideas into a weird language. I'm not convinced that fitting shapes together is more helpful in that regard than a parser with good error messages and an IDE that does syntax coloring and code completion.
- andrewtj 16y agoBut then aren't you just replacing syntax errors with "why can't I attach this visual thingy to that visual thingy"? Yes — the idea being to replace syntax and/or logic errors with just logic errors. Either way, they the essence of what they need to learn is the same: translate their ideas into a weird language. I'm not convinced that fitting shapes together is more helpful in that regard than a parser with good error messages and an IDE that does syntax coloring and code completion. I seem to be the only one for whom the words "visual programming" don't conjure an image of weird shapes and diagrams — but I've already said that http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1496529 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1496529