> The effort required to keep the chart looking tidy quickly outweighs the effort writing a normal pure-code form.
In 2007 I've been learning Java and Python concurrently, and made the following observation: some languages just absolutely suck without proper tooling, while others are pleasant to use even if all you have is MS Notepad. I'm not sure if there's a significant correlation to productivity, but the barrier to entry can definitely be much higher if your IDE can't hold your hand.
on that note: line numbers in Basic were a kludge, but they were a kludge which meant one could develop without even having a line, let alone a full screen, editor.
In 2007 I've been learning Java and Python concurrently, and made the following observation: some languages just absolutely suck without proper tooling, while others are pleasant to use even if all you have is MS Notepad. I'm not sure if there's a significant correlation to productivity, but the barrier to entry can definitely be much higher if your IDE can't hold your hand.