Same here. OTOH I always wonder if it would not be beneficial if our brain and t... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		pintxo on Jan 29, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Visual Programming Doesn’t Suck Same here. OTOH I always wonder if it would not be beneficial if our brain and the code would not rely on spacial distances in code files, but on _call_ distances. Should our spacial map of the code not be the call graph instead of the structure in files and disk?

vidarh on Jan 29, 2019 | [–]

The call graph can change dramatically with relatively small code changes.

wires on Jan 29, 2019 | [–]

Totally! I imagine a web of types and function definitions (as diagrams)

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact