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I would have to argue though that something like Unreal Engines blueprints really is like programming with a "lego block twist". The learning curve was steep fo

by tudelo 9y ago

I would have to argue though that something like Unreal Engines blueprints really is like programming with a "lego block twist". The learning curve was steep for a few days but really after that, it's not all that much different then programming by hand. I will say it is a bit easier and it's amazing how fast you can get things done in it. I'm not sure of a total "non-programmer" being super successful learning blueprints if they can't learn basic programming, but I would say it's a bit easier.

termhn 9y ago
It doesn't have to be easier, it has to be more approachable. The most important part of programming is problem solving no matter how you're doing it, visual, imperative, functional, etc. Some interfaces are much more friendly to different people than others. Text programming often puts off non-programmers instantly, and they are able to reason about visual programming languages much easier than they would text-based ones without putting more time into them.