Vladimir Averbukh - Krasovskii Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics, Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences Yekaterinburg, Sverdloskaya oblast ۶۲۰۹۹۰, Russia
Mikhail Bakhterev - Krasovskii Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics, Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences Yekaterinburg, Sverdloskaya oblast ۶۲۰۹۹۰, Russia

The paper is devoted to the analysis of state of the art in visual parallel programming languages. The brief history of this domain is described. The diagrammatic imagery of visual languages is analyzed. Limitations of the diagrammatic approach are revealed. The additional type of visual parallel programming languages(action language) is described. Some problems of perception of visualization for parallel computing are considered. Someapproaches to the evaluation of visual programming languages aresuggested.

Visual parallel programming languages;diagrammatic languages; perception of visualization