Graphics programming in icon version 9

Authors:
Clinton L. Jeffery;Ralph E. Griswold;Gregg M. Townsend
Affiliations:
Division of MCSS, The University of Texas, San Antonio, TX;Department of Computer Science, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ;Department of Computer Science, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Venue:
VHLLS'94 Proceedings of the USENIX 1994 Very High Level Languages Symposium Proceedings on USENIX 1994 Very High Level Languages Symposium Proceedings
Year:
1994

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Abstract

Version 9 of the Icon programming language introduces support for graphics and user interface programming as an extension of the existing file-based input/output model, rather than introducing graphics as a disjoint facility. Simplicity, generality, and portability are the primary emphases. The result is a language in which common graphic effects are easy to write using ordinary procedural code. Complex techniques such as event-driven programming are optional and not forced on the programmer when they are not needed.