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alex is an experimental graphical language for high-level parallel programming. Data structures are represented graphically on the screen and manipulated in much the same way that an algorithm would be described to a colleague on the blackboard. Extensive use is made of high-resolution color graphics and the mouse.
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Kozen, D., Teitelbaum, T., Chen, W., Field, J., Pugh, W., Vander Zanden, B. (1990). alex—An Alexical Programming Language. In: Ichikawa, T., Jungert, E., Korfhage, R.R. (eds) Visual Languages and Applications. Languages and Information Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0569-9_8
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