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ThingLab

ThingLab is a visual programming environment implemented in Smalltalk and designed at Xerox PARC by Alan Borning.

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ThingLab

Nodes8
Edges7
Triples6
Avg. degree1.75
Density0.25
Components1

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ThingLab

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related to External links · 5
ThingLab → Borning, Constraint-oriented Simulation Laboratory, Retrieved March, Stanford University, ThingLab Sources
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ThingLab → visual programming environment implemented in Smalltalk and designed at Xerox PARC by Alan Borning.A conventional system allows a user to provide inputs that produce outputs

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constraint-oriented xerox system allows user provide inputs outputs borning visual programming environment smalltalk implemented designed parc alan conventional produce arbitrary

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ThingLabis avisual programming environment implemented in Smalltalk and designed at Xerox PARC by Alan Borning.A conventional system allows a user to provide inputs that produce outputs0.90text
ThingLabrelated to External linksBorning0.60section
ThingLabrelated to External linksConstraint-oriented Simulation Laboratory0.60section
ThingLabrelated to External linksStanford University0.60section
ThingLabrelated to External linksRetrieved March0.60section
ThingLabrelated to External linksThingLab Sources0.60section

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