A dull knife you cannot control, is slides across the surface, it can slip. Try cutting onions with a dull knife. You will cry yourself out of the room.
True, true. But maybe somewhat reductive? What about complexity? The one arising from the growing code, and the other in the brain using the language? I feel new languages try to strategize in the domain of complexity management.
I agree, Dasher is a beautiful piece of software design.
I am ok with the long-form reply. We are all sentient,
one can scan for the information or insights that are valuable
to him/her. On the other hand, I dislike when information is
withheld from me.
I was researching different input methods, and stumbled upon Dasher.
What I like the most is:
- the fact that I can write with one hand (like with a fountain pen, remember those?)
- right edge of the interface is literally The Library of Babel of J. L. Borges
" They had spent the past two decades hunting jackals and foxes together, often traveling in Talgar’s run-down Volkswagen Golf, a modern replacement for a horse."
And then a picture caption adds:
"The Taigan is a breed of sight hound native to Kyrgyzstan. They are used to flush prey, such as foxes, on a hunt."
>Afterwards I almost invariably have the thought "it took me how long to write just that?" and start thinking I ought to have used a different tool.
I think there is also a psychological bias, we feel more "productive" in a more verbose language. Subconsciously at least, we think "programmers produce code" instead of thinking "programmers build systems".
I highly recommend to the people cross-interested in film theory, the Eisensteins book essay The philosophy of composition. At great length talking about Piranesi perspective.
"The key innovation lies in the microscopically small concentric rings that the researchers can pattern on the substrate. Unlike the ridges of FZPs (Fresnel Zone Plate), which are optimized for a single wavelength, the size and spacing of the flat lens' indentations keep the diffracted wavelengths of light close enough together to produce a full-color, in-focus image."