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The problem with the metaphor, is that WYSIWYG word processing is really only arranging dark rectangles on a bigger white rectangle. Programming is much more complex -- it is as complex as writing. Word processors don't have to deal with writing. Instead, they deal with typography, and large-scale structure. Semantic interrelationships are still left up to the human tool user.


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