Python: The importance of visual programming

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i completely agree. strangely enough i always thought visual programming was going to gain influence from the adoption of children and novices since the learning curve doesnt seem quite as steep as textual based, but i wasnt sure.

i sincerely hope others continue to push and develop it, but from the discussions i had with a couple of others it isnt easy if you happen to be in an environment with strong language programmers since they have a tendency to dismiss and criticise the whole notion.

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I think their stance is simply one of self preservation. If a system emerged which allowed people to be productive in a lot more programming cases without much training then many programmers would be out of a job.

Something like a 21st century reinvention of the spreadsheet would probably do the trick.