A rewriting paradigm for program and algorithm animation
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posted on 2023-06-08, 05:42authored byIan Mackie
The dichotomy between programs and data projects itself onto two paradigms in software visualisation: programs are visualised by program animation, and data is visualised by algorithm animation. We put forward a programming paradigm where, like functional or logic programming, and some rewriting paradigms, programs and data are represented at the same level-program are just one particular kind of data Animation of these programs/algorithms breaks the dichotomy and leads to an alternative perspective on visualisation Our paradigm is a graphical one, and thus is exceptionally well suited for visualisation.
History
Publication status
Published
ISSN
1943-6092
Publisher
IEEE COMPUTER SOC, 10662 LOS VAQUEROS CIRCLE, PO BOX 3014, LOS ALAMITOS, CA 90720-1264 USA