Subtext: Uncovering the simplicity of programming

ACM SIGPLAN Notices

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 505-518

  Edwards, Jonathan ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Copying; Non textual programming; Prototypes; Visual programming

Indexed keywords

NON-TEXTUAL PROGRAMMING; PROTOTYPES; TEXTUAL NOTATION; VISUAL PROGRAMMING;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COPYING; PROGRAM COMPILERS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING;

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING;

EID: 33745184245     PISSN: 03621340     EISSN: 03621340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/1103845.1094851     Document Type: Article

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