C got this right. We tend to resort to textual interfaces (CLIs and source code, searching instead of directories) because they have the expressivity and concis

C got this right. We tend to resort to textual interfaces (CLIs and source code, searching instead of directories) because they have the expressivity and conciseness of language. No other tool such as Diagram languages works as good. As devs , our tools are keyboards and our eyes. The measurable goal is to reduce the time it takes to type and read code. Autocomplete makes code too verbose, keyboard makes it too cryptic. I tend to err towards brevoty, as i think it s important to be able to read code in large chunks fast. As such i think autocomplete is mostly annoying as it gets in the way. Languages should instead be laconic even if that means a little memorizing. I think C or python get the balance right and that should have a measurable productivity benefit