OpenEuphoria

Re: Visual Euphoria

• Posted by Craig Welch <euphoria at welchaviation.org> Sep 22, 2004
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Emlyn Merlyn wrote:

> I think that visual programming is cheating.
> 
> It is much more fun, and challenging, to plunge right into the guts of 
> computer programming language and create applications the hard way!

Then you don't understand why most people program ...

The objective of most computer programs is to perform a piece of work. 
  That piece of work might be to run the payroll, automate a task, 
launch a rocket, or cycle the washing machine. The program to do that 
is not written for the fun of it, it's written for a real world 
practical reason.

By all means have fun as you learn to program. And if it becomes a 
career, it should continue to be fun (as should all careers). But lose 
the 'cheating' idea. Ten years from now, you'll be seeking all the 
'cheating' options you can, to automate your own tasks.

-- 
Craig