Waterbear: Welcome. Falls into a similar category as Google Blockly, but it is more of a toolkit on which one can build visual languages. So maybe interesting for one or the other. Definitely interesting to play around with.
Archive 3. June 2012
google-blockly - A visual programming language - Google Project Hosting. Generally, I consider visual programming languages to be dead-ends and rather useless, albeit entertaining toys, in most cases. I would also place Blockly in this category, especially since it is really just a visual representation of classic programming structures - such as IFs, variables, and the like. Actually disappointing, considering that Prograph already visualized data flow programming decades ago (and thus provided a much more interesting model for a visual programming environment).
Emmerich am Rhein and Rees
On the day of our return journey, we stopped in Emmerich am Rhein and in Rees and took a small tour on the Rhine in Rees. A nice end to the weekend.
Open-Air Museum Arnheim
And on to the third day - the open-air museum in Arnhem. It is right next to the zoo and just as beautiful in a forest and meadow landscape, inside a tram runs and there are always small show performances. Really very nicely done.
Burgers Zoo
And here is the second day - pictures from Burgers Zoo, our main destination. As you can see, it all starts and ends with penguins. Perfect beginning and end.
Impressions from Arnhem
Here's the beginning of the Pentecost weekend - impressions from the city center and the Rhine bank of Arnhem.