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Are you associated with Node-Red?

• Towaway69 3y ago
  Me? No, I just do a lot work with node-red because I enjoy the visual programming experience. I wonder why programs have to be textual when we have tools that can make them visual and thereby more inclusive.
  • claytongulick 3y ago
    > visual and thereby more inclusive. How does making code visual make it more inclusive?
    • solarkraft 3y ago
      Preventing syntax errors/abstracting syntax is probably the most important piece.
    • Towaway69 3y ago
      A picture is worth a 1000 words. Imagery can be simpler to understand for non techies. The more who understand, the more are included in the solution.
      • omniglottal 3y ago
        It does not replace those thousand words. I challenge you to share one picture which replaces a 10-word bash script.
        • Towaway69 3y ago
          Challenge accepted, any preference for the 10 word bash script?
        • Towaway69 3y ago
          Ok, here's my attempt with a bit of python code: https://flowhub.org/f/91197129247b83b8 https://flowhub.org/f/91197129247b83b8 It's more than 10 words and definitely inconclusive as to whether Python or image is more explanatory. The only good thing is that the image is Node-RED "code" and can actually be executed in Node-RED.
    • smcleod 3y ago
      You can explain and explore complex concepts and designs with folks that aren’t programmers where there would otherwise be a gap.
      • omniglottal 3y ago
        That gap is not filled with images.