Last modified on March 21, 1995

What is Visual Programming?

  • Commonly defined as the use of visual expressions in the process of programming. These visual expressions may be used in programming environments

  • Involves a class of languages that use some visual representations to accomplish what would otherwise have to be written in a traditional one-dimensional language

  • Involves the use of graphical techniques in connection with programming

  • Manipulation of visual information

  • Offers support for visual interaction

  • Uses visual rather than textual technology (ie. UNIX)

  • Graphical interfaces for textual programming languages

  • Used to form the syntax for programming by demonstration.

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