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National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)Programming Languages

Programming language Visual programming

Typology: Summaries

2022/2023

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Introduction to Visual Programming
•Visual programmingis a sort of programming language
that allows users to illustrate processes. A visual
programming language enables developers to explain the
process in words that are understandable to humans, as
opposed to a traditional text-based computer language
that forces the developer to think like a machine.
•Any language that uses the graphics or blocks that are
already defined with the code and you just need to use
those blocks without worrying about the lines of code is
known as a visual programming language
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Introduction to Visual Programming

  • (^) Visual programming is a sort of programming language that allows users to illustrate processes. A visual programming language enables developers to explain the process in words that are understandable to humans, as opposed to a traditional text-based computer language that forces the developer to think like a machine.
  • (^) Any language that uses the graphics or blocks that are already defined with the code and you just need to use those blocks without worrying about the lines of code is known as a visual programming language

Introduction to Visual Programming

  • (^) Visual programming is a programming language that lets humans describe processes using illustration.
  • (^) it enables programmers to describe the process in terms that make sense to humans.
  • (^) Methods of creating computer programs.
  • (^) Programmer make connection between control buttons and programming codes.
  • (^) A visual programming language (VPL) is a programming language that uses graphical elements and figures to develop a program.

Introduction to Visual Programming

  • (^) A visual language can be one of a few types, such as icon-based languages, diagramming languages and form- based language. Visual languages should not be confused with GUI-based programming languages, as they only provide graphical program authoring services. However, their code/context is completely textual.

Examples of Visual Programming

Language:

There are n numbers of visual programming languages and the few which are in the top list is given below

  • (^) Scratch: With the help of this language users can create, stories, games, and animations without writing any lines of code in this you just have to create the logic and assemble the blocks.
  • (^) Blockly: Used to create block-based programming language and editors, and also to generate code from blocks to javascript python and PHP, etc.

Examples of Visual Programming Language

Interface:

  • (^) You just have to choose/create and join the blocks and your applications are ready without writing any lines of code and also all the visual programming languages.

Examples of Visual Programming Language

Interface

Applications of Visual Programming

language:

  • (^) VPL can be used in multiple domains like multimedia, educational purpose, video games, automation.
  • (^) Multimedia:- VPL helps users create multimedia without worrying about the real code or other complex features. It narrows down to specific functions and with the help of those functions, multimedia is created.
  • (^) Educational Purpose:- Scratch VPL, etc are used to help students in their projects and make them familiar with the coding.
  • (^) Video Games:- VPL helps to create the videogames without writing lines of codes Ex- Scratch VPL is used to make videogames.

Advantages of visual programming

language:

  • (^) Easy to convert ideas into reality for example you don’t know how to code so you can start with VPL(Visual Programming Language). and then switch to actual coding.
  • (^) Visuals are easy to grasp i.e. to develop something in visual programming language requires less efforts.
  • (^) It includes a variety of built in objects that are required while creating something using VPL.
  • (^) It is a beginner-friendly also anyone will be able to derive the logic without worrying about writing lines of code.
  • (^) Adding a user-specific code is also available and simple as it allows to create of blocks as per the convenience of the user.

Disadvantages of visual programming

language:

  • (^) Adding our custom code as a block requires coding knowledge or else you have to work with limited functions which are provided with the language.
  • (^) As a computer engineer, it is not a good idea to use VPL as most of the tech giants like FAANG or other tech companies work on textual languages like JAVA, HTML, etc, rather than VPL.
  • (^) For the long run VPL might not be that much useful as in a regular language you can explore more in it but in VPL at one point you will get bored by using the same it.

Difference between regular programming

languages and visual programming languages:

Regular Languages Visual Programming Language 1. It is a programming language that only uses text. It is a programming language that uses graphics or blocks in place of text. 2. It is not beginner-friendly language It is a beginner-friendly language 3. Customization and flexible applications can be created using regular languages There are not that much customizable as the blocks or graphics that contain the codes are limited and after that, we need to add our custom code as a block.

Difference between regular programming

languages and visual programming languages

7. Requires lot of efforts as a beginner to start with the language Doesn’t require a lot of effort and also the main targeted user of VPL is school level students so that they can love the coding 8. These are quite fast as compared to VPL as they don’t have graphics. These are slow as compared to regular languages as it has graphics. 9. These require less memory as compared to VPL This requires more memory as it has graphics so to store them more memory is used. 10. Examples: Javascript, C, C++, Java, Python Etc. Examples: Mblock, Blockly, Scratch Etc.