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Posted by iamwil 9/14/2025

Visual programming is stuck on the form(interjectedfuture.com)
66 points | 33 commentspage 2
sublinear 9/14/2025|
> That's how we get terrible interfaces where the end user needs to be aware of the data model to use it effectively, like Git.

This is only true if you prefer whimsical metaphor over concise description and cleaning up unexpected behavior instead of precisely defining what you want upfront.

AfterHIA 9/14/2025|
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uncircle 9/14/2025|
I won’t comment on your tone and unterminated string quotes, but the link seems interesting enough to share: https://worrydream.com/refs/Papert_1980_-_Mindstorms,_1st_ed...
mlajtos 9/14/2025|||
I love this quote from Mindstorms:

"You can't think seriously about thinking without thinking about thinking about something."