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oh yeah that makes sense! I just drop people into the space -- it's supposed to be a 2D space for video chat, including a sense of distance, i.e. there are people who are in earshot and others who aren't!

I'll figure out a way to explain things when people enter.

Thanks for posting this! So happy to see some real academic interest in these topics!

What a cool extension! I'll give it a whirl!

On impact: I've been running the numbers for a tool I'm working on and the projected savings for the industry look insane! Just by shaving off 10 minutes here or there you can contribute a lot.

Too often, "tests are required" -- but as you say it's very hard to test anything meaningful, so developers "test something" and call it a day.

Interesting, what example would come to mind?

We need to find our equivalent of a printing press! For what it's worth, possibly that won't be just one thing, but a wide array of tools?

I couldn't agree more!

Why doesn't every error message have a link to a specific page with discussions, instructions, etc. Or maybe even a button you can click where the machine tries a best guess at an automatic fix?

The question is: how do you grow up from there, in terms of expressive power? I.e. is it possible to find more middle ground between Python and Scratch?

Atlassian truly is the Harbor Freight of developer tools!

I'm a bit hopeful that DX might finally start getting the love it deserves. -- For better or worse, Microsoft seems to understand the potential that lies in building better tools and seducing programmers to join their fold.

You are so right, those "build a website in 15 minutes" demos hit like a bomb back in the day!

Yes, you are right I didn't put that very well. Modal editing really has a lot of benefits, even if I personally don't go for them (am more of an Emacs guy).

What I would say is that vi really doesn't give you a lot of interactive context -- and it's hard to add it on.