Interaction design is not execution semantics
Visual blocks and voice prompts are ways to express a task. Their relation to running code and tests must be observable.
Beyond Text-Based Coding.
Interface change can expand access; durable software still requires explicit specification and verification.
EVIDENCE FRAMEWORKREVISION-READYOPEN QUESTIONS
WHAT THIS FIELD EXAMINES
Visual, conversational, spatial and multimodal development interfaces. Our purpose is to establish the evidence and questions needed for rigorous coverage, not to imply that a proposed future is inevitable.
Accessibility claims
Assessments should include novices, assistive technologies and tasks of differing complexity. Anecdotes alone do not establish broad accessibility.
Translation back to code
We track whether a project can be exported, audited, versioned and maintained beyond the original interface.
How we would test the claim.
Test the same simple project across modalities; publish accessibility and export limitations.
Documents to consult
These are starting references for future reporting, not proof that every open question above is resolved.
Revision record
Edition 1.0 · 9 October 2026. Initial scope and source register created. This brief is a research framework, not a completed investigation; material future corrections should be described rather than silently overwritten.
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