DRAKON

A DRAKON diagram describing a transportation of a cryonics patient

A DRAKON-Python diagram that implements the quicksort algorithm.

A DRAKON-Python diagram that generates Fibonacci sequence.

DRAKON (Russian: ДРАКОН, "dragon" – backronym for Дружелюбный Русский Алгоритмический язык, Который Обеспечивает Наглядность, "friendly Russian algorithmic language that guarantees clarity") is an algorithmic visual programming language developed for the Buran space project. Its development, started in 1986, was directed by Vladimir Parondzhanov. The goal was to replace specialised languages PROL2 (ПРОЛ2), DIPOL (ДИПОЛЬ) and LAKS (ЛАКС) used in the Buran project with one universal language.

The work was finished in 1996 (3 years after the Buran project was officially closed), when an automated CASE programming system called "Grafit-Floks" was developed.

After that it was used in Sea Launch and other space projects.

DRAKON rules for creating diagrams are cognitively optimised for easy comprehension, making it a tool for intelligence augmentation.

References

• V. Parondzhanov. How to improve the work of your mind. Algorithms without programmers - it's very simple! (Как улучшить работу ума. Алгоритмы без программистов - это очень просто! М.: Дело, 2001. - 360с.)
• S. Mitkin. DRAKON: The Human Revolution in Understanding Programs

External links

• History of DRAKON (in Russian)
• Transhumanism | DRAKON List of Internet Resources about Dragon (in Russian)
• DRAKON + Oberon = DRON visual programming language (in English)
• DRAKON + Oberon = DRON visual programming language (in Russian)
• DRAKON Editor for Windows, Mac and Linux.