The Future of Software Is No Code

Re:The Future of Software Is No Code by robotresearcher on Monday April 23, 2018 @01:29PM (#16905526)

> They've been trying the "let end users code in an impoverished pseudo programming language" for a long time and at best it only ever takes over small niche.

I bet spreadsheets are the most common form of programming on the planet. So at best it takes over a very large niche, becomes entirely mainstream and we forget it's programming at all.

(Of course spreadsheets can use 'real' PLs, but most people only use the basic formulas and ranges.)

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Re:The Future of Software Is No Code by contextfree on Monday April 23, 2018 @02:07PM (#16905864)

from my POV spreadsheets are code (there's a formula language after all), just laid out differently and with a very different IDE.

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Re:The Future of Software Is No Code by robotresearcher on Monday April 23, 2018 @02:39PM (#16906193)

That's my point. And while niche, the niche is enormous and important. Spreadsheets are a huge success in domain-specific programming for everyone.

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Re:The Future of Software Is No Code by hestefisk on Monday April 23, 2018 @04:20PM (#16907023)

And huge success in functional programming.

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