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Great list, thanks for making this! One that's missing, though, is Max/MSP, a visual programming environment focused around music & other media. It's used heav
by dandelany 13y ago
Great list, thanks for making this!
One that's missing, though, is Max/MSP, a visual programming environment focused around music & other media. It's used heavily by many experimental musicians and artists.
- benbeltran 13y agoYes! The guy that made Max eventually made PureData (which is in the list). It's an awesome environment. Max (General) with MSP (Audio) and Jitter (Video) can do a lot of stuff, even control full lighting rigs + video, or even have a nice visual interface to an arduino. They recently integrated with Ableton Live too so you can use MSP patches as instruments. It's a great platform.
- s_kilk 13y agoAs much as I like playing with Max and PureData, I think they also highlight some of the many problems with the whole "Visual Programming" thing. They don't play well with version control and are a nightmare to debug. The developer will also quickly hit a point where the visual nature of the tool becomes more of a hindrance than a help, when they're left drowning in a tangled mass of pipes and boxes. I would really love to see a fresh take on this idea and an attempt to address some of the above problems.