Writing software may not necessarily involve typing characters in a text editor. Projectional editors are an alternative kind of editor where an in-memory model representation is visualized and manipulated through a dedicated editor (also referred to as Structure(d) editor).

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Javardise

A projectional editor for a subset of Java, extensible with basic plugins.

Uses JavaParser as the model representation of Java code. Here’s an informal talk at Strumenta Virtual Meetup about the editor.

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Javardeye

An early sketchy prototype where eye gaze is integrated with Javardise to control the cursor position, avoiding mouse movements and/or keystrokes.

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PescaJ

A projectional editor for Java that provides views that aggregate scattered code/documentation. Built using the widgets of Javardise.

This work was developed in the MSc thesis of José Lopes.

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Autocorrection

An extension to Javardise with autocorrection features.

This work was developed in the MSc thesis of Ângelo Mendonça.

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Jasay

An extension to Javardise to support coding with the voice.

This work was developed in the MSc thesis of Alexandre Cancelinha.