Agreed. Multiple paradigms and "right tool for the job" and all that. Technology is often additive rather than successive. At this point ... think of google. H

Agreed. Multiple paradigms and "right tool for the job" and all that. Technology is often additive rather than successive. At this point ... think of google. How many tasks start with some vague statement of intent in a google search and then refinement by reviewing pages or better search queries: "How do I ..." Already many (most) internet users are using natural language to interface with the internet. Average don't go straight to wikipedia - they type a question and get a response where wikipedia is the first first or the knowledge graph except is sufficient. Or "plane ticket to $location" and get linked to airline sites (or the search engines interface). We are much further along this path than many might suspect.