Its all about abstraction layers and inmediate feedback, factors that have been already succesful providing motivation, easing the learning curve for newcomers and even enhancing productivity and pushing further the possibilities of technology.
Scripting languages, mouse-operated visual operating systems; we have been there before and taking away the micromanagement of the development process has been a good thing. And while the challenge back then was to abstract away the processor, now the goal is abstract away web technology stacks, having to learn at least 3 different languages to build the most simple web app, and so on.
An even more interesting question which is implied in this proposal is whether non-imperative languages can be made easier to learn by being closer to the way the brain works.
Scripting languages, mouse-operated visual operating systems; we have been there before and taking away the micromanagement of the development process has been a good thing. And while the challenge back then was to abstract away the processor, now the goal is abstract away web technology stacks, having to learn at least 3 different languages to build the most simple web app, and so on.
An even more interesting question which is implied in this proposal is whether non-imperative languages can be made easier to learn by being closer to the way the brain works.