Robic (russian: Робик) —a

programming language A programming language is a system of notation for writing computer programs. Most programming languages are text-based formal languages, but they may also be graphical. They are a kind of computer language. The description of a programming l ...

created in the

USSR The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nation ...

for primary school education (8–11 years old children). It was developed in 1975 and later modified to be included in a software system called "Schoolgirl" for the computer Agat. The language uses syntax based on the Russian vocabulary. An interesting language feature is a ''performer'', an object that functions in a certain ''environment'', which is different for each ''performer''. It is possible to create and delete instances of different types of performers. Each performer type has its own collection of commands, expanding the list of commands available in the language itself.

External links

Robic language description
from A.P. Yershov`s academician archive.
Russian programming language and means of production forum
Educational programming languages Computing in the Soviet Union Education in the Soviet Union {{compu-lang-stub