RE: Leventhal's challenge misses the point

[Linda van den Brink <lvdbrink@xxxxxxx>]

I am a non-programmer who had quite an easy time with XSL. You can do a
usability study on me if you like :-) 

-----Original Message-----
From: Miles Sabin [mailto:msabin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, May 28, 1999 1:32 PM
To: 'xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Cc: Nathan Langley
Subject: RE: Leventhal's challenge misses the point


Andrew M. Greene wrote,
> Miles Sabin wrote,
> > It's not that I doubt the _intelligence_ of (most 
> > importantly) graphic designers, I just doubt that 
> > they'll have either the time or the inclination to 
> > learn how to be programmers.
>
> But isn't that the whole point? With XSL (or a similar 
> approach) they don't have to learn procedural 
> programming.
<snip/>

Do you have any evidence to support the claim that non-
programmer designers will have an easier time with
declarative languages than with imperative ones? The
HCI person sitting next to me wants to see the usability
studies ...

Cheers,


Miles

-- 
Miles Sabin                          Cromwell Media
Internet Systems Architect           5/6 Glenthorne Mews
+44 (0)181 410 2230                  London, W6 0LJ
msabin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx           England


 XSL-List info and archive:  http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list


 XSL-List info and archive:  http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list