Simplifying the writing of specifications: a language and its interface

The user interface for the TQ specification language is described, and how its syntax-directed editing capabilities simplify the writing of TQ specifications for the ordinary user is shown. The user interface is just one of the components of the TOAD system, which is able to generate dBASE programs from these specifications. Preliminary results with computer professionals unfamiliar with the TQ language seem to indicate that the interface does indeed help to make the TQ language easy to use.<
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