Flowgorithm

Flowgorithm
Paradigm	Structured, imperative
Designed by	Devin Cook
First appeared	2014
Stable release	4.5.0 / October 8, 2024
Typing discipline	Static, strong, safe
Implementation language	C#
OS	Windows ; (planned for OS X and Linux)
License	Freeware
Filename extensions	.fprg
Website	flowgorithm.org
Influenced by
	Flowcharts

Flowgorithm is a graphical authoring tool which allows users to write and execute programs using flowcharts. The approach is designed to emphasize the algorithm rather than the syntax of a specific programming language.^[1] The flowchart can be converted to several major programming languages. Flowgorithm was created at Sacramento State University.^[2]

Origin of name

The name is a portmanteau of "flowchart" and "algorithm".^[3]

Supported programming languages

Flowgorithm can interactively translate flowchart programs into source code written in other programming languages. As the user steps through their flowchart, the related code in the translated program is automatically highlighted. The following programming languages are supported:^[4]

Multilingual support

Besides English, Flowgorithm supports other spoken languages. These are:^[4]

Arabic
Chinese (Simplified & Traditional)
Czech
Dutch
French
Galician
German
Hungarian
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Mongolian
Persian
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Slovenian
Spanish - Mexican and Castilian dialects
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian

Graphical shapes

Flowgorithm combines the classic flowchart symbols and those used by SDL diagrams. The color of each shape is shared by the associated generated code and the console window. The colors can be changed to several built-in themes.

Example

The image below has the solution for 99 Bottles of Beer. A function is used to return a string that either contains the singular "bottle" or plural "bottles" depending on the value of the parameter.

References

^ "ASEE PSW-2015 Conference Proceedings" (PDF). asee.org. p. 158. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
^ Kourouma, Mathieu (22 October 2016). "Capabilities and Features of Raptor, Visual Logic, and Flowgorithm for Program Logic and Design". ResearchGate. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
^ "Info". Flowgorithm. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
^ ^a ^b "Features". Flowgorithm. Archived from the original on 2015-12-09. Retrieved 2016-01-15.

External links

Official website

[paper-1] "ASEE PSW-2015 Conference Proceedings" (PDF). asee.org. p. 158. Retrieved 2016-05-04.

[2] Kourouma, Mathieu (22 October 2016). "Capabilities and Features of Raptor, Visual Logic, and Flowgorithm for Program Logic and Design". ResearchGate. Retrieved 16 July 2017.

[info-3] "Info". Flowgorithm. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2016-01-15.

[features-4] "Features". Flowgorithm. Archived from the original on 2015-12-09. Retrieved 2016-01-15.

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