Why can't I write code inside my browser?

Re:Why can't I write code inside my browser? by collyw on Friday January 15, 2021 @05:10AM (#25789060)

I am not sure how true this is. There have been numerous attempts at visual programming and they have generally turned out to be crap. Because syntax is actually a relativity small part of the problem.

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Re:Why can't I write code inside my browser? by user-the-name on Friday January 15, 2021 @06:01AM (#25789404)

It has nothing to do with visual programming. Which, by the way, is in massive, wide-scale use today. Game engines tend to use it, audio processing software uses it, and scientific control software also use them.

But no, what I am talking about is all the tooling around the programming, which in turn relies on the massively archaic Unix command line.

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Re:Why can't I write code inside my browser? by rowanG077 on Friday January 15, 2021 @06:39AM (#25789686)

Visual programming can work in specific domains. But I've never seen it used in large general purpose systems.

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Re:Why can't I write code inside my browser? by mypalmike on Friday January 15, 2021 @07:24AM (#25790111)

There have been some general purpose visual programming environments which have had some degree of uptake. Prograph is one (http://www.andescotia.com/products/marten/) - it is certainly niche but apparently there are users.

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Re:Why can't I write code inside my browser? by user-the-name on Friday January 15, 2021 @07:17AM (#25790049)

That is because it is not good for large general purpose systems. But it is good for specific domains.

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