In this blog post I will discuss the programming language dot.
Dot is a graph description language. I will dive right in and show you an example. The following code:
graph example {
a [label="root"]
b [shape="box"]
c [color="red"]
a -- b -- d
a -- c -- e
c -- f [label="indirect"]
}
produces this output:
This clearly shows the capabilities of dot. For more information about dot, and it companion programs visit the Graphviz website.
Cute language indeed. I forced myself to learn a little PostScript 3 years ago to create a bizarre Christmas postcard (something I do each year, you can find some in my blog) and thus I would not use this... But looks neat for quickly producing graphs from programs, PostScript is not as straightforward (being a stack language is a PITA).
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Ruben @mostlymaths.net
Dot is definitely well suited for graph visualisation. But is is only suited for this task.
ReplyDeleteI also learned PostScript. It is a wonderful language because can create stunning visuals very easy. I even used to create scoring forms for an relay race math game. (100 teams with 25 questions per team)
I will share one of my Postscript tricks maybe you will find them interesting.