Flowgorithm is a graphical

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Origin of name

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Supported programming languages

Flowgorithm can interactively translate flowchart programs into

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written in other programming languages. As the user steps through their flowchart, the related code in the translated program is automatically highlighted. The following programming languages are supported:

Multilingual support

Besides English, Flowgorithm supports other spoken languages. These are:

Graphical shapes

Flowgorithm combines the classic flowchart symbols and those used by SDL diagrams. The color of each shape is shared by the associated generated code and the console window. The colors can be changed to several built-in themes.

Example

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References

External links

* {{official website, http://www.flowgorithm.org Visual programming languages Educational programming languages Educational software Freeware