A technique includes receiving, by a computer, user input representing creation of a first programmatic description of a first test object of source code to be tested. The technique includes, in response to receiving the user input, determining, by the computer, based on other programmatic descriptions of other test objects, a recommendation of a parameter to be used in the first programmatic description to identify the first test object. The technique includes causing, by the computer, a display of the recommendation.

A technique includes receiving, by a computer, user input representing creation of a first programmatic description of a first test object of source code to be tested. The technique includes, in response to receiving the user input, determining, by the computer, based on other programmatic descriptions of other test objects, a recommendation of a parameter to be used in the first programmatic description to identify the first test object. The technique includes causing, by the computer, a display of the recommendation.

According to an aspect, there is provided a computing device for performing the following. The computing device maintains, in a database, a first deviation detection algorithm for evaluating values of a first deviation metric. The computing device obtains, in the code editor, a plurality of logical lines of code and performs, for at least one logical line of code, the following. The computing device evaluates, using the first deviation detection algorithm, for a program instruction defined in a logical line of code, a value of the first deviation metric based at least on one or more other program instructions. The computing device selects a first color based on the first deviation metric from a first colormap. Finally, the computing device colors, in part or fully, a background or a text of the logical line of code or a graphical element associated with it with the first color.

According to an aspect, there is provided a computing device for performing the following. The computing device maintains, in a database, a first deviation detection algorithm for evaluating values of a first deviation metric. The computing device obtains, in the code editor, a plurality of logical lines of code and performs, for at least one logical line of code, the following. The computing device evaluates, using the first deviation detection algorithm, for a program instruction defined in a logical line of code, a value of the first deviation metric based at least on one or more other program instructions. The computing device selects a first color based on the first deviation metric from a first colormap. Finally, the computing device colors, in part or fully, a background or a text of the logical line of code or a graphical element associated with it with the first color.

An aspect provides a computer-implemented method for processing computer code. The method comprises receiving a first editable code set. In response to a first signal the method processes the first editable code set into first executable code by a first compiler within a first code processing path generating the first executable code. In response to a second signal the method both processes the first editable code set into a second editable code set, and processes the second editable code set into second executable code by a second compiler within a second code processing path generating the second executable code.

An aspect provides a computer-implemented method for processing computer code. The method comprises receiving a first editable code set. In response to a first signal the method processes the first editable code set into first executable code by a first compiler within a first code processing path generating the first executable code. In response to a second signal the method both processes the first editable code set into a second editable code set, and processes the second editable code set into second executable code by a second compiler within a second code processing path generating the second executable code.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium includes a program causing one or more processors to execute disposing one or more program components and one or more comments on a screen of a visual programming editor based on acceptance of an operation, determining whether to associate a specific comment with a specific program component based on a positional relationship between the specific comment included in the one or more comments and the specific program component included in the one or more program components, and generating a text-based code in which a text of the specific comment and a text of the specific program component are disposed nearby based on determination that the specific comment is associated with the specific program component.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium includes a program causing one or more processors to execute disposing one or more program components and one or more comments on a screen of a visual programming editor based on acceptance of an operation, determining whether to associate a specific comment with a specific program component based on a positional relationship between the specific comment included in the one or more comments and the specific program component included in the one or more program components, and generating a text-based code in which a text of the specific comment and a text of the specific program component are disposed nearby based on determination that the specific comment is associated with the specific program component.

Implementations are described herein for leveraging prior source code transformations to facilitate automatic creation and/or recommendation of tools for automating aspects of source code transformations captured in real time. In various implementations, a transformation made by a programmer to a source code snipped may be captured in a source code editor application in real time. Based on the transformation and the intent, one or more candidate source code transformations may be identified from one or more repositories of prior source code transformations made by one or more other programmers. The source code editor application may be caused to provide output indicative of a tool that is operable to automate one or more edits associated with both the transformation made by the programmer to the source code snippet and with one or more of the candidate source code transformations.

Provided is a method of coding a robot control device according to a standardized coding format, the method including displaying a format of a syntax to be input in unit of components; with respect to each component in the syntax, displaying one or more candidate component values that are to be input as a value of each component; and completing the syntax based on a user selection on the candidate component values with respect to each component.