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Re:Ask HN: More “experimental” UIs for editing/writing code? by nkuttler on Sunday August 07, 2022 @07:26AM (#32375641)
> You missed the part where our brain is much better prepared to deal with visual complexity than textual.

Citation needed.

Text is also a visual representation of language. If you want symbols instead of letters to represent logic you basically end up with hieroglyph like system, a logographic one.

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Re:Ask HN: More “experimental” UIs for editing/writing code? by TuringTest on Monday August 08, 2022 @04:02PM (#32390343)
Visual representation is not logical, it works according to gestalt principles. [1] Visual improvements would not be used to represent the program logic but secondary notation to improve and accelerate understanding. [2]

The metaphor would be using a graphics card for rendering the scene and the CPU for the game logic. Without a graphic card, your rendering options are extremely limited.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestalt_psychology

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_notation

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