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I've seen the same "oh, this is only for beginners" reaction to some of Victor's ideas on making data visible and making libraries "discoverable" that seems nee

I've seen the same "oh, this is only for beginners" reaction to some of Victor's ideas on making data visible and making libraries "discoverable" that seems needlessly dismissive. That's why I mentioned him. Also, Light Table's initial concept was inspired by his work[0]. I'm not always impressed by Light Table, but I appreciate the work the team has put into the problem and think they have good ideas. [0]: http://www.chris-granger.com/2012/04/12/light-table---a-new-ide-concept/ http://www.chris-granger.com/2012/04/12/light-table---a-new-...

rch 12y ago
Yes, I know the history. That's precisely why I'm so disappointed. I believe in the concept and potential; it's the execution that I'm finding fault with.
lomnakkus 12y ago
The problem with a program-as-the-mental-model is that you will invariably hit a barrier (whether that be the halting problem or some simpler manifestation). I'm much more sympathetic to the Don't Kill Math[0] view. You need (abstract) analysis and no amount of IDE bling is going to eliminate that necessity. [0] http://www.evanmiller.org/dont-kill-math.html http://www.evanmiller.org/dont-kill-math.html
- jamii 12y ago
  https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7763663 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7763663