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Iconic Programming: Where to go?
November/December 1990 (vol. 7 no. 6)
pp. 63-68
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Tadao Ichikawa, Masahito Hirakawa, "Iconic Programming: Where to go?," IEEE Software, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 63-68, November/December, 1990.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/52.60590,
author = {Tadao Ichikawa and Masahito Hirakawa},
title = {Iconic Programming: Where to go?},
journal ={IEEE Software},
volume = {7},
number = {6},
issn = {0740-7459},
year = {1990},
pages = {63-68},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/52.60590},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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TY - MGZN
JO - IEEE Software
TI - Iconic Programming: Where to go?
IS - 6
SN - 0740-7459
SP63
EP68
EPD - 63-68
A1 - Tadao Ichikawa,
A1 - Masahito Hirakawa,
PY - 1990
KW - iconic languages; iconic interfaces; graphical user interfaces; high level languages; visual programming
VL - 7
JA - IEEE Software
ER -
 

Pioneering work in iconic languages is briefly recounted, and arguments regarding the feasibility of their use as programming languages are examined. In particular, their usefulness to computer professionals and for large programs is discussed. Approaches to designing good iconic interfaces are examined. Progress to date in iconic programming research is summarized.

Index Terms:
iconic languages; iconic interfaces; graphical user interfaces; high level languages; visual programming
Citation:
Tadao Ichikawa, Masahito Hirakawa, "Iconic Programming: Where to go?," IEEE Software, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 63-68, Nov.-Dec. 1990, doi:10.1109/52.60590
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