Summary of MYCROFT: A System for Understanding Simple Picture Programs.

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Abstract:

A collection of powerful ideas-description, plans, linearity, insertions, global knowledge and imperative semantics-are explored which are fundamental to debugging skill. To make these concepts precise, a computer monitor called MYCROFT is described that can debug elementary programs for drawing pictures. The programs are those written for LOGO turtles.

Author(s):
Goldstein, Ira P.
Author Organization(s):
MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LAB
Descriptive Note:
Memorandum rept.,
Pagination:
0064

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
AI-M-305, Logo-M-10
Contract/Grant Number(s):
N00014-70-A-0362-0005, NSF-GJ-1049
 Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
*COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, *COMPUTER GRAPHICS, *DEBUGGING(COMPUTERS), EDUCATION, SEMANTICS, MONITORS, TIME SHARING, CORRECTIONS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Computer Programming and Software, Computer Systems
Keyword(s):
MYCROFT computer program, *Monitor routines, LOGO programming language
Report Date:
1974 May 01