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Re:We need visual programming. No, not like that by toyg on Monday July 15, 2024 @03:09PM (#40970598)
Let's not do the usual thing of allowing Jobs to get away with claiming other people's advancements. VB and Delphi by '97 already had that sort of interface builder - arguably much better ones. NEXT was trying to catch up with what Microsoft had already done on Windows by then.q
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Re:We need visual programming. No, not like that by lioeters on Monday July 15, 2024 @03:59PM (#40970994)
Oh definitely NeXT was standing on the shoulders of giants, prior art, and historical precursors. He did present it well though, with a quotable and catchy demo.
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Re:We need visual programming. No, not like that by lispm on Monday July 15, 2024 @03:14PM (#40970641)
That's great that VB and Delphi had one in 97, but the Interface Builder for NeXT was released in 1988.
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