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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Visual Languages, 1989., IEEE Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2002-1
DOI :
10.1109/WVL.1989.77057
