August 27, 2008
Gabe Johnson
FlatCAD and FlatLang: Kits by Code
Abstract
FlatCAD allows people to design and manufacture
physical constructions
by programming in a domain-specific language called FlatLang. While
traditional design systems provide a set of structured editing
operations, FlatCAD is entirely controlled by user
programming. Writing code affords an effective method of expressing
design intent in many circumstances. This talk discusses many features
of the FlatLang programming language, gives examples of what FlatCAD
has been used to create. Last I will compare several modes of
expressing design intent, including programming, mouse-based
structured editing, and freehand sketching.
Bio:
Gabe Johnson was a computer science major at the University of
Colorado and spent several years as an undergraduate research
apprentice at the Center for LifeLong Learning and Design. He was a
software engineer at ReadyTalk for three years before joining the PhD
program in Computational Design at Carnegie Mellon University. He is
currently writing his thesis proposal on the role of freehand
sketching during the finishing phases of design.
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