7000 years later and we're still communicating with glorified cuneiform. Maybe the reason we're using text for programming is because text is a really, really, good way of communicating abstract thought?
I think it's great for people to experiment with different ways of expressing programs. But I don't think the fact that programming is mostly text-based is necessarily a cause for disappointment, and my guess is that any future form of programming will look more like augmented or improved text, rather than something completely different to today's programming.
I think it's great for people to experiment with different ways of expressing programs. But I don't think the fact that programming is mostly text-based is necessarily a cause for disappointment, and my guess is that any future form of programming will look more like augmented or improved text, rather than something completely different to today's programming.