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I wish we could dumb down programming! That would mean that we knew how to program easily and safely... The problem with wizards, code generators etc isn't that
by russellallen 16y ago
I wish we could dumb down programming! That would mean that we knew how to program easily and safely... The problem with wizards, code generators etc isn't that they dumb down programming but that they fail to dumb down programming.
- silentbicycle 16y agoWhen wizards, etc. actually work, it often just means we can move on to the next interesting problem. See e.g. http://prog21.dadgum.com/29.html http://prog21.dadgum.com/29.html
- russellallen 16y agoMaybe, but your link is about how increased hardware capacity has made life easier. Which is true, but not the same.
- silentbicycle 16y agoYou're right, and quite quick to respond. I'll wait to post until I'm done editing next time. :) What's your involvement with Self, PS? Brilliant language. (Also, there is a LOT of good content on James Hague's blog. Highly recommended.)
- russellallen 16y agoI'm Self's general maintainer, facilitator, janitor etc. It's a great language but once Sun dumped it, it suffered a little from lack of tender loving care. But we're fixing that!
- silentbicycle 16y agoSalute! Also: For people reading the codebase, any place you recommend starting?
- russellallen 16y agoThe codebase for the C++ based VM is on Github. I find it scary :) The actual Self code is best read inside Self: the Self code on Github is sort of human readable like html is sort of human readable: you can do it but it's easier to use a web browser. There's a handbook/manual and a tutorial on the http://selflanguage.org http://selflanguage.org site. I'd recommend starting with them.