research/alivecoding: clarify benefits
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3 years ago
| 122 | 122 | this approach combines the benefits of dataflow programming for livecoding with |
| 123 | 123 | those of a textual representation and the user-controlled evaluation moment. |
| 124 | 124 | |
| 125 | dataflow: | |
| 125 | from visual dataflow programming, the following benefits over common textual, | |
| 126 | REPL-based livecoding systems are inherited: | |
| 126 | 127 | |
| 127 | 128 | - direct manipulation of individual parameters of a system without disturbing |
| 128 | 129 | the system at large |
| 129 | 130 | - execution and dataflow are aligned and evident in the editable representation |
| 130 | - state is isolated and compartmentalized in locally | |
| 131 | - state is isolated and compartmentalized in local elements | |
| 131 | 132 | - opportunity to visualize dataflow and local state<span class="sidenote"> |
| 132 | 133 | visualizing state of individual *op*s in editor-dependent and editor-agnostic |
| 133 | 134 | ways that integrate with the textual representation is an ongoing research |
| 134 | 135 | direction of this project</span> |
| 135 | 136 | |
| 136 | textual representation and user-controlled evaluation moment: | |
| 137 | on the other hand, the following advantages from such textual systems are | |
| 138 | preserved, that are generally absent in visual dataflow environments: | |
| 137 | 139 | |
| 138 | 140 | - high information density |
| 139 | 141 | - fast editing experience |