The ABC structure editor: structure-based editing for the ABC programming environment

Abstract: "ABC is an interactive programming language where both ease of learning and ease of use stood high amongst its principle design aims. The language is embedded in a dedicated environment that includes a structure-based editor. To fit in with the design aims, the editor had to be easy t...

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Hauptverfasser: Meertens, Lambert (VerfasserIn), Pemberton, Steven (VerfasserIn), Rossum, Guido van (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam 1992
Schriftenreihe:Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica <Amsterdam> / Department of Computer Science: Report CS 92,56
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract: "ABC is an interactive programming language where both ease of learning and ease of use stood high amongst its principle design aims. The language is embedded in a dedicated environment that includes a structure-based editor. To fit in with the design aims, the editor had to be easy to learn, demanding a small command set, and easy to use, demanding a powerful command set and strong support for the user in composing programs, without enforcing a computer-science understanding of issues of syntax and the like. Some novel design rules have led to an interesting editor, where the user may enter and edit text either structurally or non- structurally, without having to use different 'modes'."
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