Forum Overview :: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves :: Re: "Do we really need to learn to code?"

[quote name="Mysterio"][quote name="Ice Cream Jonsey"]I think it was in 2005 that I saw a demo of some software that was supposed to let you code using flowcharts. My fear is that, having seen a few go-nowhere and clumsy attempts at coding without coding, that I'd be against any such thing ever working in the future. What do you think?[/quote] there's plenty of coding that gets done with that kind of app, it's not new. iirc the embedded code that runs iron injectors during the cpu manufacturing process was c# templates arranged as a series of state machines in visio. tibco's primary product has one and the last consultant I worked with for it bragged he "hadn't looked at code in 3 years." I think it's fine but you develop a skill that isn't portable, like I'd rather be a shitty coder but able to read java than an ace with a fucking graphing tool. this guy Bret Victor did a talk about a good way to make visual development work without losing sight of the code, and epic actually demo'd a version of this as part of unreal 4: [youtube id=PUv66718DII] I know it's an hour but it's really good. tech video wise it's up there with "fuck you pay me" or talks from the guy who made clojure[/quote]