Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

Because drag and dropping blocks is the same difficulty as writing it down just with more steps.

The difficulty isn't in writing the code, but specifying exactly what you want to do.



Yeah, I mean, you're right, it is difficult to specifically know what you want the computer/server to do.

But, writing code (as text) is a lot harder for people to do, than to use graphical elements. Why I don't know, maybe it's just more daunting to get started. But people have an easier time pickup "programming" via blocks rather than text.


In my experience that's not actually true. People might be able to drop some graphical elements into place, but they can't fix bugs in their "programs".




Consider applying for YC's Fall 2025 batch! Applications are open till Aug 4

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: