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Visualizing of program structures: Support concepts and implementation

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Visualization in Programming (IPsy 1986)

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Abstract

The programming process is a highly demanding intellectual activity requiring visual support at all stages of development. In this paper, we discuss the implications for the user-interface of software development tools and describe how Macpeth, a program editor for educational purposes, meets these requirements.

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  1. ETH Zürich, CH-8092, Zürich

    J. Stelovsky, D. Ackermann & P. Conti

  2. Institut für Informatik, Switzerland

    J. Stelovsky & P. Conti

  3. Work and Organizational Psychology Unit, Switzerland

    D. Ackermann

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  1. J. Stelovsky
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Stelovsky, J., Ackermann, D., Conti, P. (1987). Visualizing of program structures: Support concepts and implementation. In: Gorny, P., Tauber, M.J. (eds) Visualization in Programming. IPsy 1986. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 282. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-18507-0_3

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