Just what is flow based programming?
A formal definition could be that flow based programming is a programming paradigm in which applications are treated as networks of black box processes that exchange information packets.
The connections between the processes are defined externally, and can be reconfigured to form different applications without having to change the individual processes. This makes flow based programming inherently component based (see the diagram below), and leads to high reusability.
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If done correctly, flow based programming can lead to systems that are easier to collaborate on, easier to maintain, and faster to develop due to the isolated nature of the processes.
One famous flow based inspired system is unix, and the unix philosophy that aims towards having black box processes that each have only one responsibility, and can be chained together (restructured) by the user to achieve different things. - Think of how you use the command line on linux systems.
Further reading:
- [Flow-based programming - Wikipedia],
- [Flow-based Programming]
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