[JackpotDen]

The issue unconsidered is that programming is nothing new. It's applicable algebra.

If we consider his idea in the realms of mathematics, amateurs and experts still only/mostly use a pencil, graph paper and their minds.

A keyboard and mouse is more than enough to code.

[no_more_death]

I agree that it lies more in how you express yourself than in the instrument itself. Indeed, the more you must think about the instrument, the worse it fulfills its purpose.

But you miss how beautiful and fluid pencil and paper really are!

Many centuries of civilization have innovated and iterated on the pencil/paper combination. For visual and tactile possibilities, pencil and paper vastly outstrip a mere board of buttons (keyboard). You get tactile feedback, varying thickness and darkness, and you can crease and rotate the paper as you shape your design. Future interaction will resemble pencil and paper, not a keyboard or iPad!

[asciilifeform]

> Future interaction will resemble pencil and paper, not a keyboard or iPad!

Probably not. At least one generation of children has already grown up without proper penmanship training, and for them, the experience of handwriting at any length ranges from awkward to excruciating.

[JackpotDen]

On top of that, experts use linux as their OS. The average consumer doesn't know it exists.