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Dumbing Down Programming?
RunRevKev writes "The unveiling of Revolution 4.0 has sparked a debate on ZDNet about whether programming is being dumbed down. The new version of the software uses an English-syntax that requires 90 per cent less code than traditional languages. A descendant of Apple's Hypercard, Rev 4 is set to '...empower people who would never have attempted programming to create successful applications.' ZDNet reports that 'One might reasonably hope that this product inspires students in the appropriate way and gets them more interested in programming.'"
Reminds me of this famous forum post.
user@computer:~$ delete all files in this folder, and I'm sure I want to do this
are you really sure?
user@computer:~$ yes I am sure
you do know that this will delete ALL files in the folder, yes?
user@computer:~$ yes, that's what I asked for
just making sure
user@computer:~$ delete the fucking files already
final answer?
user@computer:~$ killall friendlybashhelper
are you sure?
which is totally what she said