Ó 2002
Prentice Hall
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Visual
Programming
Visual programming
tools allow programmers to create large
portions of their programs by drawing pictures and pointing to on-screen objects, eliminating much of the tedious coding of traditional programming.
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Apple’s
HyperCard was probably the first popular example of a visual programming environment.
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Today
Microsoft’s Visual Basic is widely used by professionals and hobbyists alike because of its visual approach to programming.