On: Enso: Hybrid visual and textual functional programming

[WillAdams]

>Clicking is way slower than coding.

I think w/ a suitable UI it doesn't need to be. Things which need to be addressed:

- it should be easy to instantiate new objects

- minimize scrolling/present lists of choices efficiently --- when using the Blockly version of OpenSCAD, BlockSCAD I often wish that the variable list could be made hierarchical so that the variables from a particular module could easily be identified or limited to

- being able to collapse blocks of code and expand them is very powerful

Trying to get over my aversion to Electron wrappers to try this out.

[hutzlibu → WillAdams]

"I think w/ a suitable UI it doesn't need to be."

Trust me, I tried. You can definitely reach a fast workflow, but typing + shortcuts will be way faster.

But you can combine both.

[WillAdams → hutzlibu]

I think you overestimate how fast some folks type, and how much syntax errors impact productivity.

[agumonkey → WillAdams]

totally and even without an ergonomic UI, some languages require you to type and go through so many hoops you'd rather click