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I think there remains a tremendous unfilled space in the computing world for usable "prosumer" programming, in the spirit of Hypercard. I would argue that such
by isopod 15y ago
I think there remains a tremendous unfilled space in the computing world for usable "prosumer" programming, in the spirit of Hypercard.
I would argue that such a thing already exists. If you want to do 'easy', low-hanging, easily-prototyped design and development, the kind of experience you had as a kid with Hypercard, you can still do it, and mostly for free: it's the web.
- lukifer 15y ago> it's the web. I couldn't agree more, and it's why I'm so enthusiastic about the web as the lingua fraca of computing. But as Steve might say: "Not good enough yet; make it again." To put it mildly, I think we can do way, way better.
- gfodor 15y agoYou can't be serious. Web application development is the antithesis of what the OP is talking about, it's a mess. A hypercard-inspired tool for creating touch applications is going to be disruptive, and is going to happen. It's a glaring gap left open by Apple. In fact, this is the reason I am personally hesitant to start working on one, it's so glaring that I would be surprised if Apple hasn't been working on one that will be released when it's ready.
- morganw 15y agoWith IDEs in the cloud http://compilr.com http://compilr.com, you can even get that Commodore 64 experience on locked-down-devices and remain free of malware.