Algorithmic Programming
fbp It’s 2020 and we have a plethora of programming languages each having it’s own USP. For business programming, this means the business logic has to be re-written using a new programming language almost every decade to benefit from the advances. Few months back, I had started on a goal of converting an algorithm to executable code with focus on easy maintenance, code re-usability and language independence. I’m glad to share an approach that might just work. Let me know if you find it useful. When one starts on a program, one writes the algorithm as a sequence of steps. Wouldn’t it be nice if a program could convert an algorithm into program and execute it? My approach maintains a one-to-one correspondence of the initial draft with the final program. The name kind of highlights that fact. People familiar with the subject might see similarities with Flow Based Programming (FBP). Though there have been many iterations and improvements on the basic theme, I’ll let t