Title:
Integrated Environment BARSIC as a Tool for Development and Run-Time
Support of Research and Educational Software

Authors:
V.V. Monakhov, A.V. Kozhedub, S.B. Paramonov, E.Yu. Komarov, L.A. Evstegneev

E-mail: kozhedub@cph3.phys.spbu.ru

Abstract:
The need for increased programmer productivity and rapid development of complex
systems provide importance of problem-oriented software.  The universal
programming languages such as Visual BASIC, Object PASCAL, C++ or other are
used in many cases to develop research and educational software.  However in
these languages the so-called "system programming constructions" are often used
even it is not necessary.  We developed new universal programming language
BARSIC with corresponding integrated environment to solve this problem.  BARSIC
is a powerful tool for development and run-time support of research and
educational software.

The main features of the language are:  - It is object-oriented language;
- It has many features of mathematical environments;
- BARSIC applications work under control of BARSIC run-time environment;
- BARSIC applications are much more robust then usual software due to
	special syntax feature of the language and two-level exceptions
	handling (application level and BARSIC kernel level);
- Visual design of user's interface of BARSIC application.

We developed a lot of BARSIC applications: controlling software for
computerized research and educational installations in Russia, Sweden and
Denmark; software for mathematical simulation of physical phenomena;
mathematical package "Methods of numerical data processing and visualization".