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Visual programming is generally considered easier to learn and there are lots of people who can't code who want to make games. I don't really know why people c
by dangerface 5y ago
Visual programming is generally considered easier to learn and there are lots of people who can't code who want to make games.
I don't really know why people consider visual programming easier than code once you know how to code I find visual programming very difficult to use or maintain a project of any moderate complexity. Theres no standardisation to visual programming either if you spend time learning one system for games and now want to make a website you now need to learn a whole new system and way of thinking about logic. If you spent all that time learning python then you would know python and could just do whatever you wanted.
I think its popularity comes mostly from fear of code, colourful icons look more approachable and easier to understand than a scary wall of text. I don't think it is easier to learn but I 100% recognise any time I have taught some one to code the number one hurdle is getting them over their fear of trying something new visual programming seems to do that well.