Those who don't know something about programming cling to metaphors they understand.
Maybe. So they should be excluded from exploring programming? That smacks of elitism. I sincerely hope I am just reading it wrong. One is bound to run into plenty of HyperCard fanatics (myself included) who will oppose such elitism with great enthusiasm.
How does card apply? Who today knows what a 5X3 card is?
Anyone who *doesn't* know what a 3x5 index card is either needs to (1) go back to elementary school or (2) report to me immediately for tutoring and a spanking. :)
Is it really less ordered than a book?
Yes, cards are much less ordered than a book. The pages in books are bound in a single linear fashion and can't be reordered. The whole reason you are supposed to take notes (for a research project, report, speech, etc.) on index cards is that they can be reordered, grouped in different ways. It is part of the thought process in doing research, writing a speech, etc. People who just sit down and start with a draft miss the most important step: challenging their way of thinking to see new connections, form new lines of thought, create new mental paradigms regarding the topic at hand. But I digress...
"Do you mean card as in a module that is plugged in, that is, like a board that is plugged into a computer?"
A medical secretary at her desk in 1989 using HyperCard stacks to administer patient data never asked this question. A retiree using HyperCard to document his stamp collection that same year never asked it, either. Or a teen creating files on her LP collection. Amateur chef and his recipes. These are the people who used HyperCard, not hardcore programmers.
J.
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