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Predicates and pixels

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This paper explores the possibilities of programming with graphical representations of logic programs. Two example programs are given in the concurrent logic language FGDC but many languages based on rewrite rules would be suitable for the same treatment. A graphical syntax promises to make programming in suitable ultra high level languages easier and more intuitive.

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  1. Department of Computing, Imperial College, SW7 2BZ, London

    G. A. Ringwood

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Ringwood, G.A. Predicates and pixels. New Gener Comput 7, 59–80 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03037508

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