DocumentCode
2866326
Title
Prograph: a step towards liberating programming from textual conditioning
Author
Cox, P.T. ; Giles, F.R. ; Pietrzykowski, T.
Author_Institution
Tech. Univ. of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS, Canada
fYear
1989
fDate
4-6 Oct 1989
Firstpage
150
Lastpage
156
Abstract
A critique of textual programming languages and software development environments is presented, linking them to the development of hardware and discussing their connection with natural languages and mathematical formalisms. The authors then outline criteria for modern integrated programming languages and environments based on the use of graphics. These principles are illustrated by a description of the pictorial, dataflow, object-oriented language Prograph and its implementation. Possibilities for further use of pictures in programming environments are discussed
Keywords
high level languages; programming environments; user interfaces; 4GL; Prograph; dataflow language; graphics; integrated programming languages; mathematical formalisms; natural languages; object-oriented language; pictorial language; programming; programming environments; software development environments; textual conditioning; Calculus; Computer languages; Concurrent computing; Graphics; Hardware; Joining processes; Modems; Natural languages; Programming environments; Programming profession;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Visual Languages, 1989., IEEE Workshop on
Conference_Location
Rome
Print_ISBN
0-8186-2002-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/WVL.1989.77057
Filename
77057
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