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I think the problem with the opening metaphor is that using stuff is fundamentally different from making stuff. Clicking the button on an app works so reliably

I think the problem with the opening metaphor is that using stuff is fundamentally different from making stuff. Clicking the button on an app works so reliably because everybody uses it the same way. They open the app, they click the button. The point of building things is that you are doing something different and new! And sure, you could say "but for the individual part of my workflow, I'm using using a tool," but you're still trying to do something new with those tools.

musicale 7mo ago
> using stuff is fundamentally different from making stuff It doesn't have to be. See: Tim Berners-Lee's original WorldWideWeb browser[1] document.designMode classic web (with readable html and javascript) HyperCard Various Smalltalk-based systems (Alice, Etoys, etc.) Minecraft (and maybe Roblox?) Game editors (from Pinball Construction Set to RPG Maker to Scratch to Super Mario Maker, ...) Games with editable source code: BASIC, Python, ... Construction toys (blocks, legos, etc.) Tabletop RPGs [1] http://info.cern.ch/NextBrowser.html http://info.cern.ch/NextBrowser.html