CompSci 308 : Spring 2018

Many people believe current programming practice sucks!
- Too Abstract
- Indirect
- Hard
- No one does it well (like driving :)
Technology changes quickly, people do not
- Programmers resisted assembly language!
- Programmers resist non-text based IDEs and languages
Future of IDEs
- How will code be developed?
  - Drag-and-Drop: Scratch for "kids", AppInventor for Android apps, many for Game Authoring
  - Automator for AppleScript
  - Frame-based templates in Greenfoot
- Will code still be text based?
  - Self, the Movie
  - Storyboards in xCode
  - Visual Programming for the Internet of Things, Mickey McManus, MAYA Design CEO, MakerSwarm
- How will code be organized?
  - Code Bubbles (plugin for Visual Studio), Steve Reiss
  - Introduction to Leo (Leonine Editor with Outlines), Edward Ream
- Will code still be a created through a separate compile, run, debug cycle?
  - Inventing on Principle, Bret Victor
  - LightTable Editor, now defunct attempt to make live editing a reality, Chris Granger
What does WYSIWYG mean for programming?