# ivyreese/visual-programming-codex

Waypoints to the past and future of visual programming.

Repository: https://github.com/ivyreese/visual-programming-codex
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/visual-programming-codex
Homepage: https://ivanish.ca/codex
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-05-28T03:07:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 84, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3064, "days_push": 97, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1495, forks 63 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:53.165506+00:00)

## What it is
A curated knowledge repository cataloging the history, implementations, concepts, and criticisms of visual programming languages and environments. It is a collection of markdown documents with images, not executable software.

## Use cases
- research the history of visual programming languages
- find node-wire visual programming tools
- learn about alternatives to text-based coding
- explore criticisms and benefits of visual programming
- discover visual programming prototypes and products
- find communities discussing visual programming

## When to choose
- you want a curated survey of visual programming projects and ideas
- you are researching node-wire or block-based programming interfaces
- you need historical context and galleries of visual languages

## When to avoid
- you need a working visual programming tool or IDE
- you want actively maintained software with releases
- you need coverage of spreadsheets or state charts, which the author admits are underrepresented

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: programming-languages, tutorials, awesome-lists, web-design
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: visual-programming, node-wire, curated-list, history, programming-languages

## Member repositories
- ivyreese/visual-programming-codex (main) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:53.165506+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:33:17.318409+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ivyreese/visual-programming-codex (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:53.165506+00:00, sha 6f0475623926)
  - homepage: https://ivanish.ca/codex (fetched 2026-08-29T11:38:58.958635+00:00, sha ae473b10393e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.