[Edu-sig] 'Leo' => folding editor for Literate Programming

[Arthur]

Jason -

> Yes. But but besides the exisiting professsional needs of large coding
projects,
> I do believe Leo offers a valuable emerging new paradigm, one which may
find its
> best home with beginners and people in small collaborative groups.

We, on the surface, at least, seem to  have a tempermental difference.  I
guess I need to feel that I have outgrown the old paradigms before I go
searching for new ones with too much vigor.  Don't give myself that much
credit.

Geometry is about as old a paradigm as there gets.  It seems to have kept me
busy enough for  a good stretch now.  I espouse a paradigm of sitting down
with compass and ruler and doing Euclid - soup to nuts. As a start.

I love a good compass - especially the older ones, with nibs for ink.

<snip>

> The best argument I can make for LEO-like interfaces is that in the
*right*
> hands they can improve thinking, design, understanding and presentation.
>

Not arguing - though it sounds like I am, probably.  L:eo looks intriguing.
If I had the time, I'd defintiely look at it more closely - and hope that at
some point I will.

Unfortunately there are many such things on my list.

Heady times we live in.


Art























> It will take time to get these tools into a really good balance netween
power
> and simplicity. The fist adn 2nd generation of Web development has sadly
sold
> people on an extremely chaotic model where linsk typically take you *away*
from
> the context. The rapid growth of Community Wikis alongside individual
Blogs show
> people want better management of gathering and sharing their ideas,
discoveries
> and work. I consdier the 3rd gernation of the Web now playing out. I think
it
> much healthier than what came before.
>
> > Nor will I let myself buy new golf clubs til I break 90 with some
> > consistency.  Because I know the clubs ain't the problem, and only when
I
> > become better will I be able to take advantage of what is better about
> > better clubs.
>
> Granted. But remember, LEO is free btw, unlike those shiny new gold-plated
> titanium tipped, dayglo golf clubs you don't really need!
>
> ./Jason
>
>
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