Pipe: The Visual Programming Language Book
The most comprehensive book on visual programming language design
Visual programming is more accessible than text coding, but existing visual languages are too simplistic or domain-specific. Pipe is the first visual language that's both general-purpose and powerful enough to rival traditional programming.

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"An intriguing take on a general-purpose visual programming language. I particularly like the emphasis on mixing visual and textual elements in the language."
— Dr. Leif Andersen, PhD, Computer Science (Programming Languages), Northeastern University
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Why Language Pipe Is Different

Visual programming language Pipe provides many powerful features.

Open visual language

Developers can create or modify visual components exactly to their requirements and specifications.

General-purpose visual language

Pipe contains only general-purpose elements not limited to narrow domain-specific concepts.

Compact & powerful language

Pipe provides relatively few elements and concepts still allowing implemenation of complex algorithms.

Complete & detailed specification

Complete and detailed language specification allows building entire virtual machine for Pipe flowchart execution.

Practical visual language

Pipe does not replace non-visual programming languages but rather complements them.

API for non-visual languages

Complete API specification is provided for integration with non-visual programming languages.

Statically-typed language

Pipe is a statically-typed visual language similar to top-tier non-visual programming languages.

Multiple levels of usage

No need to know the full Pipe specification to start development using visual language Pipe.

Integration with AI code generation

Pipe can play a role of an integration layer for AI-generated code converted into visual components.

Low-code platforms

Using Pipe for visual integration of AI-generated components can inspire the next generation of low-code platforms.

Long-term vision

There are tons of new ideas and features already planned for future versions of Pipe language.

Patent Pending

Multiple patent applications related to visual language Pipe have been filed.