Deutsch limit

Apr 25, 2026 - 12:35

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top: a bit easier to follow imho

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	[[File:Dutch cryo Moscow.png\|alt=An example program in the visual programming language DRAKON\|thumb\|An example program in the [[visual programming language]] [[DRAKON]], containing 50 primitives]]		[[File:Dutch cryo Moscow.png\|alt=An example program in the visual programming language DRAKON\|thumb\|An example program in the [[visual programming language]] [[DRAKON]], containing 50 primitives]]
	The '''Deutsch limit''' is an [[aphorism]] about the [[Information design\|information density]] of [[visual programming language]]s ~~originated by [[L Peter Deutsch\|L. Peter Deutsch]] that states~~:		The '''Deutsch limit''' is an [[aphorism]], originated by [[L Peter Deutsch\|L. Peter Deutsch]], about the [[Information design\|information density]] of [[visual programming language]]s:

	:The problem with visual programming is that you can't have more than 50 visual primitives on the screen at the same time.		:The problem with visual programming is that you can't have more than 50 visual primitives on the screen at the same time.