Interactive Source CodeLutz Roeder

March 2001

Programming in the Year 2005

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C#, Java, VB programming on a typewriter:

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

Unify Browser, Viewer, Editor

Source Code

Parser

Components

Code Model

Loader

Viewer

Components

Compiler

Editor

Class Browser

Code Browser

Code Editor

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

Once we can edit them

Typographic

ScientificNotations

Plain Text

1D

Text, different language views

Fonts, colors, emphasis

Greek symbols, Symbols

Controls

TowardsApplications

Graphics

2D

Bitmaps, Icons, Flowchart views

Color/Brush/Pen picker, Outline views

Documentation editor, Mail

Features, Features, …

Commenting

Color Picker

Notations

Visual Editing and Attachments