I agree with Aras. If an interface is able to allow the user and machine to
communicate in such a way that traditional text-like syntax is not necessary
to create a program, I think it's great. There is nothing wrong with
communicating visually (as opposed to auditory-sequential communication).
Research has shown that engineers tend to favor visual learning styles, so
this may even be a better method of communication for some programmers. It's
just a different type of language.



On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 9:47 AM, Aras Kannu <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I agree with you in general. However, I assumed the inquiry was based on
> the assumption that the non-programmer had the aptitude to do high level
> programming. I do not think we are expecting this type of high level
> programmers to open Visual Studio or Eclipse and be able to develop
> applications. In my experience, I have come across people (maybe a few)
> who could successfully do that if they had the right tools. So, I would
> say power to them and ask why not.
>
> Aras Kannu | Principal Architect, User Experience| www.infor.com
>
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> Maybe I missed something, but it sounds like maybe what you are looking
> for is more of a rapid prototyping capability (Axure, iRise, Intuitect,
> etc) or some form of pattern library. Do you really intend to develop a
> serious application without real developers? I wouldn't want to go down
> that road. We are still recovering from having so many application
> interfaces developed without real interaction designers; wouldn't this
> be a similar situation? Remember, the devil is in the [gory programming]
> details.
>
> Richard E. Gordon
> User Interface Specialist - SAIC
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