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I remember hearing that studies have shown that the biggest impediment to absolute beginner programmers is the strictness of language syntax. Visual programming
by pcwalton 5y ago
I remember hearing that studies have shown that the biggest impediment to absolute beginner programmers is the strictness of language syntax. Visual programming makes syntax errors impossible, and that's a huge benefit to those who don't have programming experience. (This was the whole motivation underlying Scratch's visual programming language, by the way.)
- eternityforest 5y agoI really wish someone would invent something like Excel but with Scratch for the macros and functions. I'm pretty convinced average non coders can do quite a bit of programming with the right tools. If kids can do Redstone, and business people can do Excel, there's probably a lot more possibilities for average citizen programming.