> That he's never met anyone in 10 years to tell him drag & dropping is not programming is one thing.
It's not drag and dropping, it's using a 'visual programming' tool that the environment encourages.
> The problem is not that he's using an IDE, the problem is he's not a programmer.
I wouldn't disagree, I like IDEs myself. I even use automatic completion in my word processor. The problem is that he never learned the basics.
> Bloody luddites clinging to their consoles.
It's funny how things always come full circle - search is the big thing now, everyone has an interface based on search. Windows 8, Linux, OSX, Android, iOS, everyone.
We enter http addresses into our browser, and search for things using (gasp) text, but using the command line makes one a luddite. Great logic that...
It's not drag and dropping, it's using a 'visual programming' tool that the environment encourages.
> The problem is not that he's using an IDE, the problem is he's not a programmer.
I wouldn't disagree, I like IDEs myself. I even use automatic completion in my word processor. The problem is that he never learned the basics.
> Bloody luddites clinging to their consoles.
It's funny how things always come full circle - search is the big thing now, everyone has an interface based on search. Windows 8, Linux, OSX, Android, iOS, everyone.
We enter http addresses into our browser, and search for things using (gasp) text, but using the command line makes one a luddite. Great logic that...