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Or compare it to something like Lazarus, where you install the environment (sadly it is not at all portable) and can construct GUI applications with a WYSIWYG e
by AnIdiotOnTheNet 7y ago
Or compare it to something like Lazarus, where you install the environment (sadly it is not at all portable) and can construct GUI applications with a WYSIWYG editor that compile directly to native binaries for multiple platforms.
- unlinked_dll 7y agoGUI editors always go in cycles, and we always come back around to writing code as the editors can't represent the things we want to do.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 7y agoExcept for a huge number of use cases where they can, of course. Obviously not everything can be abstracted away, but things like Lazarus or HyperCard or even Excel offer a starting off point for people to build powerful tools to solve their problems without acquiring a traditional programming education, and offer a ramp into programming for when people need to do more with those tools.