cfry@watdcsu.waterloo.edu (C.Fry - Inst. Computer Research) (09/29/88)
The Mjolner Environment:
Direct Interaction with Abstraction
by
Dr. Boris Magnusson
of
Lund Institute of Technology
Lund Sweden
Abstract
This talk discusses the user interface to programs and their exe-
cution in the Mjolner Programming Environment. The key idea is
to present the programming language abstractions, such as classes
and procedures, as individual windows which the user can interact
with directly. This approach is used consistently to visualize
both a program and it execution. The windows are arranged
hierarchically reflecting the static nesting of blocks. The win-
dow hierarchy gives powerful support for interaction and naviga-
tion in a program. Incremental compilation techniques are used
to make a high level of interaction and integration possible.
DATE: Friday, October 7, 1988
TIME: 3:00 p.m.
PLACE: University of Waterloo, Davis Centre, Room 1302
Everyone is welcome. Refreshments served.