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by solarkraft 1269 days ago
> helix

> select syntax tree nodes instead of plain text

Now that is interesting! I wish we could leave the text age for programming already. This doesn't seem to be that (it very much claims to be a text editor), but maybe people working on semantic enhancements for program editing can learn something here.

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Since you specifically articulated it using those words, I'll point you to BlockStudio, which is a new programming paradigm (an extension of Graphical Rewrite Rules).

Yes, I designed and implemented it, so I'm biased, but I believe it's one path that breaks away from our current text-centric approach to coding.

https://blockstud.io