FLOWTRACE, a computer program for flowcharting programs
- 1 December 1966
- journal article
- Published by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in Communications of the ACM
- Vol. 9 (12) , 845-854
- https://doi.org/10.1145/365916.365920
Abstract
The FLOWTRACE system produces flowcharts of programs written in “almost any” programming language. One must describe the syntax of the control statements in his language; for this purpose a metalanguage is available. The resultant object deck is used to flowchart any programs in the language described. Several examples of FAP and SNOBOL flowcharts are given. However, it is not necessary to confine one's scope to existing languages. One may define his own language in any “well-structured” manner. This feature is particularly useful when it is desirable to chart only comments within a program. Such an approach permits the documentation of descriptive remarks and avoids the inclusion of coding details.Keywords
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