Canvas for Programming
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ideas from Canvas for Thinking could be applied to programming
- laying out functions spatially
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laying out (embodied data) spatially
- or maybe a Data Layer that can be toggled on/off
- mixing code, visual reference materials, and running instances in the same "space"
- I explored some of these ideas in Protoboard
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VPLs, understood as "nodes & edges", always (is that true?) provide some sort of infinite canvas to lay functions on, I'm curious if this combination is necessary - can the code still be text (or some other structural approach), while I can still "keep some functions here on the right of that other thing" - basically thinking spatially about my code
- notable work in this direction is Dark (also featuring the "embodied data" idea):
- notable work in this direction is Dark (also featuring the "embodied data" idea):
- another idea would be to allow working with "vertical slices": CSV data, transformation code and data visualization output visible at once, instead of dealing with parsing code, then somewhere else with visualization code, etc.
- another take on this prompt is to allow code to "execute" spatially - Neighbour Computing note is more about this
- related to Canvas for Thinking, End-User Programming, Future Of Coding
- this seems especially interesting in combination with Canvas for Programming and Canvas for Thinking
- related to Canvas for Thinking, Canvas for Programming - (infinite) canvases might be a great building block for Tools for Thinking
- data-visualization / code-visualization (simulator, canvas for programming)
Combination of the background grid, and a quick way to build DOM elements, allows for adding pieces of documentation, notes, and inspiration images inline on the board, creating a canvas for programming:
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