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You might be interested in some of the ideas of Subtext (http://www.subtextual.org/ http://www.subtextual.org/). "Subtext takes the position that both text and
by jefffoster 17y ago
You might be interested in some of the ideas of Subtext (http://www.subtextual.org/ http://www.subtextual.org/).
"Subtext takes the position that both text and diagrams have the same inherent limitation: they are paper-based media. Subtext represents programs as complex data structures that can not be fully printed out in a human-readable form. Text and diagrams are used to interactively present the program, not as a source encoding of it. This is the same approach taken by WYSIWYG applications like word processors and spreadsheets. Subtext is WYSIWYG programming."
- stcredzero 17y agoThe problem with the metaphor, is that WYSIWYG word processing is really only arranging dark rectangles on a bigger white rectangle. Programming is much more complex -- it is as complex as writing. Word processors don't have to deal with writing. Instead, they deal with typography, and large-scale structure. Semantic interrelationships are still left up to the human tool user.