The Wanderer (12023-03-29): > I think it's plausible/probable that it's not so much about the format > itself, but about the data/meaning/information attached to that format. > > Text has much more *nuance* and *detail* attached to it than any > non-text-based programming structure I've ever run across, while also > having more *formality* and *precision* attached to it than e.g. > spoken-word conversations (which have a lot more nuance, because of the > added information channels of tone and inflection and the like).
The issue is not what you CAN express with different media: any program can be expressed as a flowchart. The problem is that even the simplest program will require a huge area with tiny icons in it. What matters here is density: text is the densest way we know to express rigorous information in a way a human can access directly. Regards, -- Nicolas George
