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Re:Blockly is a library for building visual programming editors by rzzzt on Saturday December 19, 2015 @01:33PM (#10764384)
I think DRAKON solves the layout problem quite well (the specification also tries to cut down on excessive use of arrows).

[1] http://drakon-editor.sourceforge.net/language.html

[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10100932

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Re:Blockly is a library for building visual programming editors by igravious on Saturday December 19, 2015 @04:00PM (#10764826)
I've played with Scratch with my kid. Diagrams quickly get cluttered. I have never seen DRAKON before. I like that there are visual rules to decrease clutter and impose a logical ordering. Very interesting take on visual programming, I'm glad I took a look, and would urge others to do so too! Thanks for the post.
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