The inability or refusal of programmers to accept <paradigm> is the main thing holding back software development.
Visual programming with streams is nothing new, nor is it maligned or ignored. Pure Data is a good example of a domain where it has been a popular choice for several decades.
There are limitations that come with the flow abstraction, and there are strengths that plain text will always have over other approaches.
Having awareness of the diversity of programming paradigms and tools is a good thing, but looking for a silver bullet in any particular approach is surely not a good thing.
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Visual programming with streams is nothing new, nor is it maligned or ignored. Pure Data is a good example of a domain where it has been a popular choice for several decades.
There are limitations that come with the flow abstraction, and there are strengths that plain text will always have over other approaches.
Having awareness of the diversity of programming paradigms and tools is a good thing, but looking for a silver bullet in any particular approach is surely not a good thing.