[tenaciousDaniel]

Yes, exactly! Misunderstood source of complexity.

I think one of the draws to these kinds of applications is that designers are trying to close the gap between themselves and developers.

I'm interested in this problem, but I'm taking a different approach, because I totally agree with you. The source of complexity is not the inherent complexity of coding itself - it's just the complexity of the problem.

So I'm currently trying to build a coding language for UI designers. The idea is that it would merely a textual interface to express design specifications, unlike other languages which are geared towards implementation. And it would use the same verbiage and mental models that designers are familiar with.