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I think OP is suggesting something akin to the magical automated dev tools of the 1980s (OOH ITS GRAPHICAL) which never actually came to fruition.
by cat199 9y ago
I think OP is suggesting something akin to the magical automated dev tools of the 1980s (OOH ITS GRAPHICAL) which never actually came to fruition.
- narag 9y agoI don't know what you refer to. But anyway, be careful with discarding ideas that didn't work in the 80's. What was unpractical then could be very convenient today. Edit: actually I'm curious how much time it will take for my gp comment to go from "downvoted eccentricity" to obvious. More edit: I'm not only thinking in more computing power. We know a little more on usability and user experience now than then.
- LeifCarrotson 9y agoLike Light Table? In the 80s, it would be unimaginable that you could re-compile and run code with every keystroke, or watch the values of variables updating in real time. The demo (http://lighttable.com/#see http://lighttable.com/#see) would be inconceivable.
- narag 9y agoThat seems too complex. In the 80's there was TurboPascal, an IDE sold for $50 with step-by-step execution and variable inspection. Compilation was extremely fast. I dislike doing things with every keystroke. I hate when I start typing something in an IDE and it rushes to underline the word with a disapproving red line.