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Interactive Source Code

Ideas for interactive code rendering in a modern IDE.

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Interactive Source Code

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  1. Interactive Source Code Lutz Roeder March 2001

  2. _ ! “ # $ % & ‘ ( ) * + , - . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : ; < = > ? @ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [ \ ] ^ _ ` a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z { | } ~ _ Programming in the Year 2005 C#, Java, VB programming on a typewriter:

  3. Code=Text? • Text syntax is locking code away • Code Model roundtrip impossible, Users “think” text. • HTML inside C# inside ASP.net inside XSLT (x &lt; 3) • Tools need parser. Parser is not ubiquitous and language specific. • What about Structured Editing • Structured editing didn’t catch on. • Lots of platform dependencies for visual editing. • Opportunities • New Platform, Language (.NET and C#) • Improve browsing experience of existing tools

  4. Components Source Code Loader Parser Viewer Code Model Editor Compiler Components Unify Browser, Viewer, Editor Class Browser Code Browser Code Editor

  5. Source Code Browsing? • Browsing experience? • There is no standard source code browser • >40000 downloads for binary browser • Everything is just one click away? • Syllable search, Reference Search • Help, Documentation • The same is needed for code • Similar browsing experience for C# and VB

  6. 1D Plain Text Text, different language views Typographic Fonts, colors, emphasis Scientific Notations Greek symbols, Symbols 2D Graphics Bitmaps, Icons, Flowchart views Controls Color/Brush/Pen picker, Outline views Towards Applications Documentation editor, Mail Once we can edit them

  7. Commenting Color Picker Notations Features, Features, …

  8. Visual Editing and Attachments

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