Geoffrey Litt
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There's a saying that writing software is more like tending a garden than constructing a building -- things constantly change.But the more I learn about how buildings evolve, I think
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Fascinating section in The Humane Interface by Jef Raskin, arguing against software customization.I don't agree with his conclusion, but he still raises some great points. Some thoughts: ⬎ Quick caveat
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A hypothesis: for live programming to scale beyond toy programs, generic low-level visualizations aren't enough.Instead, we need Live Literate Programming: better tools for creating *program-specific* views, which communicate our higher-level
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"say goodbye to confusing code forever! with our intuitive visual editor..." i should start a whole thread of these...https://twitter.com/geoffreylitt/status/1242848675531034624 nodes and wires doesn't scale wow, the
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yeah, copy paste cargo cult is so derided, but it's obviously the right call up to a certain pointwhy invest in "learning the fundamentals" if you're not gonna use them
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