I'm a long time outliner (15 years). Began with MaxThink then jumped to Ecco.
Most people don't 'get' outlining. Most people are what I call linear thinkers. They use MS Word in page layout mode thank you very much, have no need to outlining, and will never understand brainstorming and the power of organization of thoughts thru outlining.
Same thing with programmers. Most of the programmers here just aren't going to 'get it.' But I do. You're on to something big here. Makes complete sense... an orthogonal view of the physical artifacts of the system. And, the orthogonal view is the most important one - it's the logical view. But, the key that you succeeded with is clones. I'm a long time Ecco Pro user and the same effect is implemented there. It's multiple orthogonal perspectives that makes it truly work. You can shift perspectives, isolate certain elements and create a new perspective.
I look forward to helping Leo evolve. I see many uses for it beyond a programmer's tool of course - as obviously do you.
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Most people don't 'get' outlining. Most people are what I call linear thinkers. They use MS Word in page layout mode thank you very much, have no need to outlining, and will never understand brainstorming and the power of organization of thoughts thru outlining.
Same thing with programmers. Most of the programmers here just aren't going to 'get it.' But I do. You're on to something big here. Makes complete sense... an orthogonal view of the physical artifacts of the system. And, the orthogonal view is the most important one - it's the logical view. But, the key that you succeeded with is clones. I'm a long time Ecco Pro user and the same effect is implemented there. It's multiple orthogonal perspectives that makes it truly work. You can shift perspectives, isolate certain elements and create a new perspective.
I look forward to helping Leo evolve. I see many uses for it beyond a programmer's tool of course - as obviously do you.
Congrats and right on,
david bolene...