Aryeh TasherBrian RamosQijun ZhongMichael Li

Tian Zhang

What is ABQMT?What is ABQMT?

What does it do?

Who can use it?

The best programming language ever?

MotivationMotivation Computer scientists love graphs!

Programming simple graphics in Java is too confusing (Swing, AWT, etc.)

We want to use simple syntax to describe simple maps

We don’t like Java

We want a good grade in PLT

The SolutionThe Solution ABQMT!

Makes the creation of simple maps easy and efficient

Let’s take a look at a simple map we would want to describe…

A Simple MapA Simple Map

• Too much Java Code• ABQMT to the rescue!

ABQMT’s SolutionABQMT’s Solution

Nodes DeclarationsNodes Declarations

Edges and AnchorsEdges and Anchors

Make ConnectionsMake Connections

Syntactic ConstructionSyntactic Construction

The ABQMT Interpreter The ABQMT Interpreter

We need Java classes to provide templates and definitions for drawing windows and objects (shapes, edges etc.)

Our interpreter includes these templates then translate ABQMT function into java code based on these templates

ExampleExample

ABQMT: Node x = new node(55,55,RED,5,CIRCLE)

ABQMT interpreter

JAVA: Circle x = new circle(55,55,RED,5,CIRCLE)x.paintNode(Graphics G);…

Translator ArchitectureTranslator Architecture

TestingTesting Script that iterated through tests and then

printed out type information and displayed maps

Print error messages when failed

AntlrWorks for grammar debugging

Tools UsedTools Used Front End: AntlrWorks

We use it to construct recognizers, interpreters, compilers, and translators from grammatical descriptions containing actions in Java

Back End: Eclipse and NetBeans (Java) for static semantic analysis

Version Control: SVN

It is used to maintain current and historical versions of files such as source code

ConclusionConclusion ABQMT is valuable to new and experienced

programmer alike

ABQMT is better than Java!

Lesson LearnedLesson Learned Team communication is valuable

SVN

Google groups

Schedule

Demo Now for the ABQMT version of the Manchester

map…