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> Yes. It should be possible to develop an interface that is actually faster and cleaner to program in than text

http://scratch.mit.edu/ ?

I am not sure I would like to use it for anything complex.



That's just an imperative program using "blocks" instead of "lines."

An innovative, usable visual programming language will introduce a new programming paradigm (probably based off of functional languages) that provides deep integration with the GUI and plays to its strengths, not just do a linear line->block transliteration into a graphical environment.

Although, Scratch is great for teaching kids about programming.




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