My takeaway is this: "The reason for this is that HyperCard is an echo of a different world. One where the distinction between the "use" and "programming" of a

My takeaway is this: "The reason for this is that HyperCard is an echo of a different world. One where the distinction between the "use" and "programming" of a computer has been weakened and awaits near-total erasure. A world where the personal computer is a mind-amplifier, and not merely an expensive video telephone. A world in which Apple's walled garden aesthetic has no place." This is the antithesis of the UNIX way. "The essence of the UNIX philosophy is not “make small utilities that can be fitted together with pipes” but to assume that at any moment, a user might decide to be a developer or a sysadmin and should have the tools to do that." (unashamedly, -- me)