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Okay, so what I _think_ you're saying here is that we should no longer be thinking about divs and spans and such as the raw materials we use to write a page, no

Okay, so what I _think_ you're saying here is that we should no longer be thinking about divs and spans and such as the raw materials we use to write a page, nor should we be writing HTML itself, but rather VB6-style "I want to drag a widget onto the layout screen"? That does exist in some form today, between "low-code" tools and React-based drag-and-drop tools. But then again, this also treads awfully close to the argument that "devs shouldn't be writing 'code' any more anyway, we can just hook together a bunch of boxes with arrows on screen and it all works". Thus far, those approaches still haven't taken over devs from writing code despite years and years of promises.

unclebucknasty 5y ago
>Okay, so what I _think_ you're saying here is that we should no longer be thinking about divs and spans and such as the raw materials we use to write a page, nor should we be writing HTML itself, Yes. It seems you grasped that some time ago, as you refuted it. >this also treads awfully close to the argument that "devs shouldn't be writing 'code' any more anyway Is Java Swing 'code'? WinUI? Was VB? I don't think what I'm suggesting here is really that difficult to grok. But, hey I believe this thread has run its course. Appreciate the discussion.