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An Overview of a Graphical Multilanguage Applications Environment

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G. FisherAuthors Info & Claims

IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, Volume 14, Issue 6

Pages 774 - 786

https://doi.org/10.1109/32.6157

Published: 01 June 1988 Publication History

Abstract

A programming environment to support the development and use of engineering applications is presented. The environment provides uniform support for a set of Pascal-class languages in which engineering and scientific applications are commonly written. The environment includes a dynamically multilanguage interpreter debugger to aid in the interactive development of applications. For the application and user, the environment provides a graphical program interface based on the concept of a software control panel. Through a control panel, the user may interactively modify program parameters and exercise fine-grain control over program execution. The environment also includes a graphical design tool for constructing executable block diagrams based on standard application programs. The control-panel tool is integrated with the design tool, to provide a uniform interface to all levels of program execution.

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https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2899415.2899424
Walters R(1990)Design of a Bitmapped Multilingual WorkstationComputer10.1109/2.4490123:2(33-41)Online publication date: 1-Feb-1990
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1109/2.44901
Beshers CFeiner SSibert J(1989)Scope: automated generation of graphical interfacesProceedings of the 2nd annual ACM SIGGRAPH symposium on User interface software and technology10.1145/73660.73670(76-85)Online publication date: 13-Nov-1989
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/73660.73670

Index Terms

An Overview of a Graphical Multilanguage Applications Environment
1. Software and its engineering
  1. Software notations and tools
    1. Development frameworks and environments
      1. Integrated and visual development environments

Index terms have been assigned to the content through auto-classification.

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June 1988

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Fisher GJohnson CClear ACuadros-Vargas ECarter JTupac Y(2016)Making Formal Methods More Relevant to Software Engineering Students via Automated Test GenerationProceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education10.1145/2899415.2899424(224-229)Online publication date: 11-Jul-2016
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2899415.2899424
Walters R(1990)Design of a Bitmapped Multilingual WorkstationComputer10.1109/2.4490123:2(33-41)Online publication date: 1-Feb-1990
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1109/2.44901
Beshers CFeiner SSibert J(1989)Scope: automated generation of graphical interfacesProceedings of the 2nd annual ACM SIGGRAPH symposium on User interface software and technology10.1145/73660.73670(76-85)Online publication date: 13-Nov-1989
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/73660.73670

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