# General-Purpose Visual Programming Language "Pipe" Earns an 86 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building a Structurally Secure, Self-Healing Language

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Podcast: [Tech Stories Tech Brief By HackerNoon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/tech-stories-tech-brief-by-hackernoon-6365648)
Published: 2026-06-27T16:00:53+00:00
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