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I don't doubt that existing graphical languages have very poor tooling. I believe that diff tools could be better if they operate on some format that represent
by kettlecorn 7y ago
I don't doubt that existing graphical languages have very poor tooling.
I believe that diff tools could be better if they operate on some format that represents the meaning of the code, not the details of how it's written. New tools would have to be written, so it's largely a matter of pragmatism and momentum that prevents such a thing.
FYI I googled "WebMethods Flow merge tools" and one of the more useful discussions actually featured you from 3 years ago expressing similar sentiment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12106945 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12106945
- Pamar 7y agoI am old so I tend to repeat myself a lot :) Honestly - I would be happy to use a graphical (or any other alternative to traditional) language. I was reasonably enthusiastic when I started working with webMethods and some things I like a lot. But honestly I cannot say it scales well beyond simple transformations / mapping tasks.