Comments on: Conditionals in Io http://philcrissman.com/2008/05/02/conditionals-in-io Web Development, startups, entrepreneurship, books, art, and other stuff Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:54:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Phil Crissman http://philcrissman.com/2008/05/02/conditionals-in-io#comment-1992 Phil Crissman Thu, 08 May 2008 13:33:00 +0000 http://philcrissman.com/?p=1577#comment-1992 I'd have to play with it a little more. Also, as I consider my use of the word "intuitive", I suppose I'd need to expand that to "intuitive in a way that I hadn't considered previously", which could be open to the interpretation that it isn't really that intuitive after all. Or, that it's intuitive after you know how it works, which is a bit of a tautology itself. Then again, it's always possible that I simply fell for the lure of something new and shiny... it's not as though <em>that</em>'s never happened. ;-) But from a cursory look, I do like Io, it's quite interesting. What would I <em>use</em> it for? I've no idea, at this point. But not everything needs to be completely utilitarian... I’d have to play with it a little more. Also, as I consider my use of the word “intuitive”, I suppose I’d need to expand that to “intuitive in a way that I hadn’t considered previously”, which could be open to the interpretation that it isn’t really that intuitive after all. Or, that it’s intuitive after you know how it works, which is a bit of a tautology itself.

Then again, it’s always possible that I simply fell for the lure of something new and shiny… it’s not as though that’s never happened. ;-)

But from a cursory look, I do like Io, it’s quite interesting. What would I use it for? I’ve no idea, at this point. But not everything needs to be completely utilitarian…

]]> By: mrben http://philcrissman.com/2008/05/02/conditionals-in-io#comment-1982 mrben Sat, 03 May 2008 11:50:23 +0000 http://philcrissman.com/?p=1577#comment-1982 Looks very much like how you do it in Excel (and other spreadsheets ;) ). Personally, I don't think it is as intuitive - I'd like to see what happens when you have to pass multiple statements to it, or nest multiple if/then/elses. Looks very much like how you do it in Excel (and other spreadsheets ;) ). Personally, I don’t think it is as intuitive - I’d like to see what happens when you have to pass multiple statements to it, or nest multiple if/then/elses.

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