This is a neat article on Plankalkül's (circa 1942-45) interesting two-dimensional syntax. Perhaps a structured editor could make use of a similar notation?
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Loving these BIG record types. Why can't I have an editor that does this?
From “Dependent Record Types Revisited” by Zhaohui Luo: doi.org/10.1145/173581
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I do like the idea of using different line styles to assist in communicate different things:
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I always think about this with matrices. Linear algebra is used everywhere, but coding up simple matrices can be a pain, and error-prone.
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Yeah - why can’t we just plonk in a matrix/table literal?
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