On 2011-06-19 Sun, at 09:33 PM, BGB wrote: >> .. which mappings are more natural and under which circumstances seems to be >> the important question and one, AFAICS, that may not well answered by simply >> replacing words with ideograms and expressions with boxes and arrows. > > agreed... I really don't believe graphical solutions are necessarily ideal. > > but, at the same time, there is also the matter of finding "the right tool > for the job". > > for example, code works great for expression program logic, but falls flat > for many other tasks: > creating a graphical image; > creating a 3D model or scene; > ... > > in these cases, having more specialized tools tends to be far more effective.
I agree and notice that none of the good solutions we have for those involve "ideograms and... boxes and arrows." It's as if compsci culture is unable to let go of flow charts, even if they aren't used for constructing complex circuits anymore which (AFAIK) was the inspiration for their use. _______________________________________________ fonc mailing list fonc@vpri.org http://vpri.org/mailman/listinfo/fonc
