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That's only true if you don't consider the context that the code lives in. For example coloration in editors could be considered a visualization of additional dimensions of info (syntax, types) and autocompletes are like a branching "time-like" dimension. Besides that code mostly tries to solve problems that can be represented and show visually.

The need exists, how to turn that into a solution with a useable interface that I'd use for multiple hours a day is beyond me though.

For me Bret Victor's talks point to this problem where we treat code as something we only interact with as text but it can be so much more: https://vimeo.com/36579366 https://vimeo.com/64895205




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