RAPTOR is a flowchart-based programming environment, designed specifically to help students visualize their algorithms and avoid syntactic baggage. RAPTOR programs are created visually and …

Raptor is a simple-to-use problem solving tool that enables the user to generate executable flowcharts. Raptor was written for students being introduced to the computing discipline in order to develop …

1. Start Raptor. 2. Add a Input symbol to the flowchart by left-clicking once on the Input symbol and then adding it between Start and End. Double click to add the prompt "Enter a number:" and use the …

The Symbols area in the upper left presents the 6 primary graphical symbols that can be used in Raptor: The assignment symbol is used to give a variable a numeric or string value.

RAPTOR, the Rapid Algorithmic Prototyping Tool for Ordered Reasoning, was designed specifically to address the shortcomings of syntactic difficulties and non-visual environments. RAPTOR allows …

A RAPTOR program is a set of connected symbols that represent actions to be performed. The arrows that connect the symbols determine the order in which the actions are performed.

The RAPTOR Generate menu is extensible. To add a generator, create a C# class that implements the interface generate_interface.typ (from interpreter.dll). Place a DLL containing this type in the same …

A compiled flowchart cannot be viewed or edited, only run. The compiled version of a program runs much faster than a graphical version, but it cannot be executed symbol by symbol, it cannot be …

Based on the result of the expression in the diamond, control of the program will branch either left (Yes, or True) or right (No, or False). For more information, see Boolean Expressions.

Reset/Execute halts program execution, clears the value of all variables, and restarts execution from the beginning. Pressing F5 will also perform this function.