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Name: Anonymous 2008-11-05 15:30

Fuck, this is awesome.

Name: Anonymous 2008-11-06 2:39

>>6
Watch the video when you get a chance. The basic idea is that by formatting code more intelligently, making good use of two dimensions, it's possible to automatically untangle the maze of if/then/else and case statements that most programs devolve into. Code is organized into what he calls "schematic tables", which are a cross between a decision table and a data flow diagram. Function calls are chained together with lines, like you might expect in a graphical programming system. The difference is that they are organized into columns based on the conditions under which they execute. Instead of working the logic in your head, which anyone knows can get hairy, you get a table that depicts it precisely, with no duplicate cases, all dead code identified, and missing cases detected. Rather than going "if this then that otherwise this thing and later based on this do either the one thing but not if this other thing in which case...", you drop it into the proper column and there you go.

The only code examples are in the video. Don't know what's so hard about giving us a screenshot, but maybe they thought it came across better live.

>>7
It took 18 minutes for him to write it while explaining the system.

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