Title :
ViCoLL - a visual compositional logic language
Author :
Hakansson, Anne ; Oestreicher, Lars ; Jonsson, Torsten ; Hamfelt, Andreas
Author_Institution :
Div. of Comput. Sci., Uppsala Univ., Sweden
Abstract :
CombiLog is a logic programming language that uses a small set of basic operators to build larger structures. Although the programs are built strictly through composition, the resulting code is often difficult to read and understand. Empirical studies on program creation both with visual programming language and traditional programming indicate that visual approaches may outperform traditional approaches to programming. Thus, CombiLog could gain largely from a visual interface to support the development process. With a visual interface the resulting system can be regarded as a declarative visual logic programming language, ViColl
Keywords :
logic programming languages; visual languages; visual programming; CombiLog; ViCoLL; visual compositional logic language; visual interface; visual logic programming language; Cognitive science; Computer languages; Computer science; Feedback; Logic programming; Pressing; Programming profession; Shape; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Human-Centric Computing Languages and Environments, 2001. Proceedings IEEE Symposia on
Conference_Location :
Stresa
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7198-4
DOI :
10.1109/HCC.2001.995298