Hyperflow: A Uniform Visual Language for Different Levels of Programming

Authors

Takayuki Dan Kimura, Washington University in St Louis

Document Type

Technical Report

Publication Date

1992-10-01

Filename

WUCS-92-42.pdf

Technical Report Number

WUCS-92-42

Abstract

We propose a visual language, Hyperflow, for system programming as well as for end user shell programming. Hyperflow is designed for a multimedia pen computer system for children. It is a dataflow-based graphical language similar to Show and Tell. In order to demonstrate the capability of Hyperflow, we solve the programming problem of implementing a help command for children to telephone their instructor or parents using voice communication hardware (modem, microphone, speaker, and a clock). The resulting program includes visual programs to implement device drivers for the modem and clock hardware.

Comments

Permanent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.7936/K7251GHG

Recommended Citation

Kimura, Takayuki Dan, "Hyperflow: A Uniform Visual Language for Different Levels of Programming" Report Number: WUCS-92-42 (1992). All Computer Science and Engineering Research.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/cse_research/604