From: Stijn De Saeger [mailto:stijndesaeger@gmail.com]

Don't know if this is exactly what you were thinking of, but you may want to have a look at www.subtextual.org

if you do, make sure you watch the demo.

This was odd... Some cherry-picked quotes from the manifesto: http://alarmingdevelopment.org/index.php?p=5 - Visual languages are not the solution: ... common idea is to replace AST structures with some form of graphical diagram. ... - Programming is not Mathematics - Change is natural: There has been much effort expended to remove the concept of mutable state from programming, to be replaced by immutable values as in mathematics. This is entirely misguided. ... Monads are a reductio ad absurdum. [ Heresy! :-) ] - Control flow considered harmful: ... The primary reason for this is to permit side-effects to be ordered by the programmer. ... [ This appears to contradict the criticism of monads. ] But then the demo shows us how to define a Factorial function using an editor that (AFAICT) is simply operating on AST structures, in a tree-oriented layout. I must be missing something. Alistair. ----------------------------------------- ***************************************************************** Confidentiality Note: The information contained in this message, and any attachments, may contain confidential and/or privileged material. It is intended solely for the person(s) or entity to which it is addressed. Any review, retransmission, dissemination, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient(s) is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. *****************************************************************