Programming in Hum

Table of Contents

• 1. Overview - provides an overview of Hum.
• 2. Writing Applications in Hum - explains how applications are constructed in Hum.
• 3. Programmers' Guide - explains in some detail how to write applications in Hum.
• 4. Frame Notations - explains the purpose of each type of frame. Provides an overview of the syntax.
• 5. Running The Business - explains how Hum serves to operate a typical business.
• 6. Principle Of Hum - describes some principles that motivate the design of Hum.
• 7. Break-Through Features in Hum - describes innovations in the design of Hum.
• 8. Example Dialog - shows how dialog frames might define a web site or VR dialog.
• 9. Donut Shop Listing v01 - We walk through a typical Hum ontology.
• 10. User Guide v04 - describes the Programmers' Assistant. (work in progress)

Appendices

• A1 - Authorizations - explains the annotations used to define required authorizations.
• A2 - Actor Protocol - shows the protocol for communications with remote actors.
• A3 - Quad Data - explains the design of the World Base (a temporal database)
• A4 - Turtles - A study: Could Hum be used as a children's programming language?
• A6 - Children's Applications - What sort of Hum applications might interest children?
• A7 - Object Oriented Concepts - explains the use of inheritance and polymorphism in Hum statements.