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Text doesn't use spatial abstractions. The problem with spatializing complex relationsips becomes very apparent when one tries to lay out graphs (as in nodes-a
by jampekka 2y ago
Text doesn't use spatial abstractions.
The problem with spatializing complex relationsips becomes very apparent when one tries to lay out graphs (as in nodes-and-edges) graphically. Unless the relationships are somehow greatly restricted (e.g. a family tree), the layouts become a total mess, as the connectedness of the nodes can't be mapped to distances and the edges by necessity have to make a lot of crossings on top of each other.
- mapcars 2y agoI think you are limiting visual programming to some sort of a single graph that has everything together, but similar to how we split code into modules and files, visual systems can do the same, here's an example I keep showing in this thread of a visual programming system that works pretty well: https://youtu.be/CTZeKQ1ypPI?si=DX3bQSiDLew5wvqF&t=953 https://youtu.be/CTZeKQ1ypPI?si=DX3bQSiDLew5wvqF&t=953