On Mon, Apr 12, 2004 at 20:50 +0300, Tuomo Valkonen wrote: > I'm not overtly optimistic about it (see the Conclusions section of the > paper). Good stuff seldom is popular (and this applies to almost everything > else besides software).
If it is easier for programmers to write UIs using Vis, then perhaps it can gain a certain popularity. And in any case, just because something won't achieve Total World Domination doesn't mean it's not worth doing :) > Software is seldom designed these days with anything but the least > common denominator in mind. This is something I like about Vis. With Vis, it would be possible to create user interfaces without compromises. Those who are not computer literate will be able to get truly easy to use interfaces, while those who are can have UIs which are much more efficient. The high-level nature of Vis would also make it possible to experiment with new approaches to user interfaces to a much larger extent than is possible today. -- Pelle
