Depends on what "visual programming" is.

Visual programming is not (mainly) wysiwyg designer. It's just evolution -  
 from consoles, to browsers and editors, to visual representations of units  
and whole systems.

I've written post about it:  
http://cztomsik.posterous.com/visual-programming



On Wed, 01 Jun 2011 02:50:10 +0200, Randal L. Schwartz  
<merlyn at stonehenge.com> wrote:

>>>>>> "Darius" == Darius Clarke <socinian at gmail.com> writes:
>
> Darius> What if we use spreadsheet cells, or colors, or fonts, or little  
> icons
> Darius> superimposed on the labels (text labels/names for code, data, or  
> other
> Darius> memory artifacts or equipment) to more clearly express visually  
> what is more
> Darius> often hidden in meaning.
>
> But don't leave out those of us for whom all of that is merely a
> distraction.
>
> I don't grok icons.  I hate fontification coloring.
>
> If the next big thing is visual programming, I'm outta here.
>
> Darius> Why? For the same reason syntax coloring helps the memory.
>
> Except for me.  It does nothing, except annoy me.
>
> Please remember that not *everyone* has "visual" as their lead
> processing system, and for some of us, it's nearly absent.
>


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