Visual languages fare very well for the use cases where they're adequate, and with good reason: dataflow specifications, data mungling, circuit design, and end-

Visual languages fare very well for the use cases where they're adequate, and with good reason: dataflow specifications, data mungling, circuit design, and end-user development. The error is thinking that "visual languages" are adequate for the same general purpose as textual languages. But for certain Domain Specific Languages, visual tools can be and have shown themselves to be quite useful.