Hi Danadak.. It wasn't aimed at you We all know you love block language..
I did not take it that way, just happened to stumble across the unanswered post, not paying
attention to date, and posted.
Coming from the paper tape/ punched card/toggle switch era love it all. Quite a ride,
still remember C intro and all the problems with the compilers and aggravating exception
lists. Processor part bug lists galore. I worked on a semiconductor test system that was
way behind in docs, so had to write test vectors to figure out how the cpu worked.
The block languages remove all the strong typing, carrying a 500 page C book on you at all times.
With the intro of memory rich processors made this all possible. And for visual learners,
or impatient fidgety gotta have this now, real rapid code creation. One limitation is debug
a tad limited.
Block is not appropriate for all designs, just one more tool in the toolbox.
Its all good.
Regards, Dana.